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[00:00:00] Coverage about the arrival of a high-level ministerial delegation to
[00:00:03] Syria, which we start with this summary. The Minister of
[00:00:07] Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Al-Shaibani, received the Lebanese government delegation
[00:00:10] headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Mitri at the Tishreen Palace
[00:00:14] in the capital
[00:00:16] and excludes Damascus. During the meeting, ways to enhance joint cooperation
[00:00:19] were discussed to serve the interests of the two countries in various
[00:00:24] secondly, it will not fields, in the presence of the Ministers of
[00:00:25] must be fair in coordination Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Marwan Al-Halabi, and Education
[00:00:27] Muhammad Abdul Rahman Tarkah,
[00:00:30] be a tool to obstruct and Social Affairs and Labor, Hind
[00:00:31] Qabouwat.
[00:00:38] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Al-Shaibani, appointed Mizna
[00:00:41] Al-Atrash as an advisor for peace affairs in the ministry.
[00:00:45] Al-Atrash hails from the city of Suwayda and holds a degree from
[00:00:48] the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, Department of Theater Criticism,
[00:00:51] and a diploma in Cinematic Sciences,
[00:00:54] in addition to a degree in
[00:00:56] their sentences, media from the New Life University
[00:00:58] a catastrophe in Lebanon and Syria. and enjoys.
[00:01:00] expertise in social, humanitarian, and media fields,
[00:01:03] as she holds the position of chairperson of the board of directors of the
[00:01:07] Al-Mawazeen Organization for Development, Awareness, and Giving.
[00:01:11] that this file is one of She is also a member of the Syrian Women's Advisory Council affiliated with
[00:01:14] the United Nations, the Union of Arab Journalists, and the Syndicate
[00:01:17] of Syrian Artists. She also works as a trainer
[00:01:20] and volunteer in the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Organization
[00:01:24] institution, has taken in the fields of disaster response, first aid,
[00:01:27] is being smuggled across the border between and international humanitarian law.
[00:01:35] The Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed Al-Saleh, confirmed that the floods that
[00:01:39] the country witnessed, which affected an area exceeding one-third of Syrian
[00:01:43] territory, posed a great challenge to response teams
[00:01:46] in light of the destruction of infrastructure left behind by the years of war waged by
[00:01:49] the defunct regime. Minister Al-Saleh explained
[00:01:53] state can close these tunnels from these tunnels and close them from that the ministry, in cooperation with the Ministries of Interior and Defense, worked on
[00:01:57] early warning, response, and removing the effects
[00:02:00] of the floods, expressing
[00:02:02] coordination, intensified his apology to the citizens who did not receive assistance with the required
[00:02:06] speed.
[00:02:13] The Ministry of Agriculture participated in the meeting of the high-level joint technical committee
[00:02:17] issues that I
[00:02:18] and extremism, coinciding concerned with the agriculture and water sectors within the activities
[00:02:22] of the ninth Cairo Water Week to discuss strengthening Arab cooperation
[00:02:25] and confronting common challenges. The Director of Agricultural Production Support
[00:02:28] at the Ministry, Muhammad Sayleen, stressed the importance
[00:02:32] of employing modern technologies and spatial information
[00:02:35] systems, remote sensing, and geographical
[00:02:38] whether in the meeting, data to address by a brotherly nature, information gaps in
[00:02:39] in the reception, in the discussion, both sectors and enhance
[00:02:43] their ability to face climate changes and weather
[00:02:46] phenomena.
[00:02:53] The Ministry of Information announced the launch of the Media Portal application
[00:02:57] in a step aimed at developing the services provided
[00:03:00] to media professionals and facilitating access to them. The Ministry explained
[00:03:03] that the application is now available on iOS
[00:03:07] and Android operating systems, in addition to the possibility of using it through the
[00:03:10] web platform via internet browsers.
[00:03:14] The launch of the Media Portal comes within the efforts
[00:03:16] of the Ministry of Information to develop mechanisms for providing services and expanding
[00:03:20] their availability
[00:03:24] but please, Major General,
[00:03:24] current form, or do they need more electronically.
[00:03:30] The Rehabilitation and Training Department concluded
[00:03:33] a training course that lasted 70 days at the Rehabilitation and Training Branch
[00:03:37] of the Internal Security Forces Command in Hama Governorate, where the
[00:03:41] graduates took the military oath, announcing their commitment
[00:03:44] to their duties and responsibilities in serving
[00:03:47] the homeland and maintaining security. The graduation ceremony included honoring
[00:03:51] the top three trainees in recognition
[00:03:53] of their excellence and distinction during the training stages, in addition to
[00:03:57] presenting two shields of thanks and appreciation. The first to the Commander
[00:04:01] of Internal Security in the Governorate, Brigadier General Ahmed Farzat Al-Hamdi, in recognition
[00:04:04] of his presence and support for the
[00:04:06] most notably the Israeli incursions training process, and the other
[00:04:11] what casts a shadow on is always hesitant about to the head of the Training Branch, Colonel Hussein Al-Shouh, in appreciation of his efforts in supervising this course.
[00:04:23] unresolved issues In our last news, the Internal Security Forces
[00:04:25] arrested a terrorist cell
[00:04:27] It seems that there is also a problem with the connection with
[00:04:27] and many unresolved issues belonging to the terrorist organization ISIS, involved in
[00:04:32] the 1951 a series of assassinations in Deir Ezzor. Investigations showed
[00:04:36] is it possible to demarcate the borders in the cell's involvement also in targeting a member of the Ministry of Defense with a gunshot
[00:04:39] near Al-Rashid Mosque in the city of Al-Mayadeen. The operation also resulted
[00:04:43] in the confiscation of weapons and ammunition found
[00:04:46] inside the cell's
[00:04:48] hideout.
[00:05:06] and its true policy that
[00:05:06] Syrians, and without us letting Syria interfere in
[00:05:17] In a visit that is the most extensive since the liberation of Syria, a high-level
[00:05:20] Lebanese ministerial delegation arrived in Damascus,
[00:05:23] headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Mitri,
[00:05:27] as this step places bilateral relations on the threshold
[00:05:31] of a new stage, moving from political caution to
[00:05:35] the realm of joint institutional work. At the top of
[00:05:38] the talks agenda, security and border coordination
[00:05:42] and drying up sources of drug smuggling and pursuing organized
[00:05:46] crime networks are at the forefront. The agenda is not limited to border
[00:05:49] control, but extends to touch upon the most
[00:05:52] urgent humanitarian and judicial files,
[00:05:56] foremost among them the Rumieh prison prisoners. These swift legal
[00:05:59] treatments constitute a real test for restoring
[00:06:02] stability and for the common will to turn the page on pending
[00:06:06] issues that have been protracted
[00:06:07] for a long time.
[00:06:31] Warmest welcome to His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria.
[00:06:34] In a visit, the most extensive of its kind since the liberation of Syria from the defunct
[00:06:38] regime, a high-level Lebanese ministerial delegation
[00:06:41] arrived in the capital Damascus, headed by Deputy Prime Minister
[00:06:45] Tariq Mitri, and includes the Ministers of Interior,
[00:06:48] Education, Labor, and Social Affairs. This visit
[00:06:52] prioritizes addressing thorny issues, foremost among them
[00:06:55] security and border coordination and the prisoners' file,
[00:06:59] especially the situation of detainees in Rumieh Prison. Bilateral
[00:07:02] relations are taking a significant step today towards moving
[00:07:06] from political caution to joint institutional work,
[00:07:10] with security and border files at the forefront
[00:07:14] of discussions, following intensive coordination
[00:07:17] between the Ministries of Interior and security
[00:07:20] agencies to control shared borders, dry up
[00:07:24] drug smuggling sources, and pursue
[00:07:27] organized crime networks
[00:07:30] with the strict campaigns carried out by the Lebanese
[00:07:33] army at the northern borders to prevent irregular
[00:07:37] infiltration. The agenda of discussions does not stop at
[00:07:41] the borders, but extends to touch upon the most
[00:07:44] urgent humanitarian and judicial aspects, as the file of Syrian
[00:07:48] prisoners in Lebanon, and at the forefront of it the case
[00:07:51] of detainees in Rumieh prison, stands out
[00:07:54] as a real test of the common will to find legal
[00:07:58] and judicial mechanisms that accelerate treatments
[00:08:01] and close pending pages that have been protracted
[00:08:04] for a long time, in a way that serves the stability of the two
[00:08:07] countries. Border control, eradication of crime networks, and closing
[00:08:11] the Rumieh prison file are not just items on the agenda,
[00:08:14] but they are the real test that will open
[00:08:18] the door for a new geopolitical horizon
[00:08:21] between the two
[00:08:24] countries.
[00:08:27] Welcome back, dear viewers, and I welcome my guest from Beirut. I'm joined
[00:08:30] via phone by lawyer and political analyst, Professor
[00:08:34] Amin Bashir. Welcome, Mr. Amin. And from Berlin, I'm joined by
[00:08:37] security expert, Professor Mahmoud Saudi. And from Beirut,
[00:08:41] we are joined by journalist, Professor Ramy Naim. Welcome to all my
[00:08:45] guests. And I'll start with you, Mr. Ramy. Mr. Ramy, first of
[00:08:48] all, how does the media in Lebanon, both pro-Hezbollah
[00:08:52] and opposition, view the continuous rapprochement
[00:08:55] between the Lebanese government and the Syrian
[00:08:58] state?
[00:09:02] First of all, greetings to you
[00:09:06] and to the workers at Al-Ikhbariya and to the Syrian and Arab viewers.
[00:09:09] I mean, there is not
[00:09:12] a unified view or a single vision among
[00:09:15] Lebanese regarding the relationship with Syria. Hezbollah's team
[00:09:20] Syrian-Lebanese rapprochement. They are uncomfortable
[00:09:24] with the nature of the relationship and the development of this
[00:09:28] relationship between the Lebanese state and the Syrian state, especially
[00:09:31] since there are many
[00:09:35] between Hezbollah and the Syrian people,
[00:09:40] between Hezbollah and the state. But what concerns us, the sovereign
[00:09:43] team, is to seek a good and strong relationship
[00:09:46] with Syria. We consider that we
[00:09:50] and Syria are true brothers, and there must
[00:09:54] be continuous cooperation between the two countries, between the two governments, between the two armies,
[00:09:58] and between the two peoples at all levels,
[00:10:01] because Lebanese security and Syrian
[00:10:03] security
[00:10:07] except through continuous coordination and developing this relationship
[00:10:11] in a way that serves both countries, without us interfering in Syria's affairs, as Hezbollah
[00:10:15] did and entered Syria and killed
[00:10:19] Lebanese affairs, as the Assad regime did for years and years.
[00:10:22] Therefore, today, we are looking for
[00:10:25] this good and equal relationship that the Prime Minister and the President
[00:10:29] are building, and that President Al-Sharaa and the Syrian government are building. Yes,
[00:10:33] I will move directly to you, Mr.
[00:10:36] Amin. Welcome back, Mr. Amin, to Al-Ikhbariya channel.
[00:10:39] In your opinion, to what extent does this visit reflect the Lebanese
[00:10:42] state's taking control of affairs in Lebanon, as opposed to Hezbollah,
[00:10:46] which had monopolized many sovereign decisions in
[00:10:49] Lebanon for a long
[00:10:50] time?
[00:11:07] to you, Mr. Mahmoud. Mr. Mahmoud, perhaps one of the most
[00:11:11] prominent pending issues today between the two countries is the border
[00:11:14] issue. In your opinion, what is the most important thing regarding
[00:11:18] this specific issue, the border issue, especially since delegations from both countries have held
[00:11:22] talks on this matter repeatedly?
[00:11:26] Greetings to you, Professor Mustafa, and to your guests,
[00:11:29] and to the viewers of Al-Ikhbariya, the Syrian
[00:11:32] Al-Ikhbariya channel. First, a correction. I am Major General
[00:11:35] Mahmoud Al-Saudi, the legal and security expert.
[00:11:39] Welcome to Al-Ikhbariya channel, Major General. Welcome to you.
[00:11:43] The long, thorny,
[00:11:46] and geographically challenging border issue
[00:11:50] between Lebanon
[00:11:53] and Syria is a complex,
[00:11:55] old, and long-standing issue.
[00:11:58] There is an agreement, a judicial agreement
[00:12:01] recorded at the United Nations in
[00:12:04] 1951,
[00:12:06] around
[00:12:08] issues related to border
[00:12:12] demarcation, combating organized
[00:12:15] crime across borders between
[00:12:18] the two countries, in addition to the high-level
[00:12:22] security coordination that Syria has sought since the dawn
[00:12:25] of liberation. We have seen
[00:12:28] or learned that Syria, since the dawn
[00:12:31] of liberation, has made contacts and relations with Lebanon. It was
[00:12:35] in 2005, a youth in security coordination,
[00:12:38] then July youth for the issue of detainees
[00:12:42] and wanted persons, and then October
[00:12:45] 26, in 2006, regarding
[00:12:48] the establishment of a high
[00:12:51] committee to discuss these thorny files.
[00:12:55] The obstacles, let's mention some of them,
[00:12:58] not all. There is the file of
[00:13:02] convicts and the file
[00:13:04] of wanted persons and the file
[00:13:08] of detainees. And there is the file
[00:13:11] of organized crime across borders,
[00:13:15] which includes drug smuggling, Captagon,
[00:13:18] hashish, and heroin, or weapons, or
[00:13:22] human trafficking. And we know that
[00:13:25] there are, in fact, human trafficking networks
[00:13:29] across the Mediterranean to Europe via
[00:13:32] Lebanon. All of these require study,
[00:13:35] and they require standards, and they require relations, whether
[00:13:39] through agreements or protocols, or by referring to the 1951
[00:13:42] agreement
[00:13:44] and then building on it. The intelligence
[00:13:47] coordination, in fact, is beautiful, new,
[00:13:50] and strong between Syria and Lebanon, and then
[00:13:54] also. controlling those weapons or
[00:13:58] drugs that come across and border demarcation?
[00:14:00] whether through official crossings like Aboudiya,
[00:14:04] Dabousiya, Qasiya, and Arida, or illegal
[00:14:07] crossings, and there are many of them,
[00:14:11] whether in Bekaa or in Akkar. Yes,
[00:14:14] I return to you, Mr. Amin, and I had asked you earlier
[00:14:18] to what extent can this visit reflect
[00:14:21] the Lebanese state's taking control of affairs, as opposed to
[00:14:25] Hezbollah, which for a long time monopolized
[00:14:29] the Lebanese national
[00:14:30] decision?
[00:14:42] profoundly. The sound is not reaching us well. I return to you,
[00:14:46] Mr. Mahmoud. Mr. Mahmoud, do you think that
[00:14:48] the agreements concluded between the two countries
[00:14:52] regarding border demarcation first, and also
[00:14:57] agreement, can be worked
[00:14:59] on in their current
[00:15:04] form, or do they need more amendments, especially since they
[00:15:06] directly address important
[00:15:09] issues concerning the state,
[00:15:12] particularly the wanted persons
[00:15:16] Yes, the Lebanese state today
[00:15:20] in Lebanon has begun to impose
[00:15:23] its control as a state and as institutions, and in this context,
[00:15:27] coordination with Syria comes within this
[00:15:31] framework, and these meetings must be expanded,
[00:15:34] and we must reach a solution to the pending
[00:15:38] files. The file of prisons and the prisoners
[00:15:42] who are truly prisoners in Lebanese prisons, and whose case is linked
[00:15:45] to the Syrian revolution and their support
[00:15:48] for the Syrian revolution. The wanted persons in Lebanon
[00:15:51] by the Syrian regime must be discussed, their names, and how
[00:15:55] to hand them over to the Syrian state,
[00:15:59] with an emphasis that the trial
[00:16:02] with the international community and so on. But we
[00:16:05] must be very precise. Lebanon cannot but
[00:16:09] be an ally of Syria, and we should
[00:16:12] not stop at the red lines set by Hezbollah
[00:16:16] and the political parties in Lebanon. We have turned
[00:16:19] the page of the past, we have turned the page of the former
[00:16:22] Syrian regime, and we know very
[00:16:25] well that what it did in Lebanon and in Syria
[00:16:29] resembles what it did in Lebanon and in Syria. It tortured
[00:16:32] and killed and led to
[00:16:35] And whoever still says that they refuse
[00:16:38] relations with Syria because they still dream of the possibility of changing
[00:16:40] Syria, we must allow
[00:16:43] them to say that or to
[00:16:47] become leaders in their positions and to make their
[00:16:50] voice heard more and more, because we
[00:16:53] are truly tired of the disputes with Syria.
[00:16:56] We need this relationship, and the border issue today is the primary
[00:17:00] issue. Why is the border issue primary? Because what
[00:17:05] Lebanon poses a threat to both countries. It's not just
[00:17:08] about weapons; there is drug smuggling, and there
[00:17:11] is food smuggling from Lebanon to Syria and from Syria to Lebanon, not
[00:17:15] only from Syria to Lebanon. And there are some tunnels that Hezbollah
[00:17:19] built, and we don't know if they reach Syria, and if
[00:17:22] they are still operating, and if the Syrian state was able to discover
[00:17:27] the Syrian side, and if the Lebanese
[00:17:30] the Lebanese side. There are many pending issues between
[00:17:34] the two countries that cannot be solved except through continuous
[00:17:39] meetings, consultation, and cooperation with a new
[00:17:43] spirit and extending a hand so that
[00:17:47] we can build an excellent, equal, and good relationship between
[00:17:51] Lebanon and Syria. Yes, Mr. Amin Bashir, the lawyer and political analyst,
[00:17:54] is back with us from Beirut. Welcome, Mr. Amin, to Al-Ikhbariya
[00:17:58] channel. I will repeat the question I asked earlier
[00:18:02] to my guest, Mr. Naim. In your opinion, to what
[00:18:05] extent does this visit of a high-level
[00:18:09] delegation from the Lebanese state reflect the Lebanese state's
[00:18:12] taking control of affairs in Lebanon, as opposed to Hezbollah,
[00:18:16] which was the primary controller
[00:18:19] of the Lebanese national decision and decisions of
[00:18:23] war and peace, for a long period?
[00:18:36] Mr. Amin.
[00:18:46] Mr. Mahmoud. Mr. Mahmoud, do you think that
[00:18:50] the agreements concluded between the two countries regarding border demarcation
[00:18:53] first, and also the 1951
[00:18:55] agreement,
[00:18:58] can be worked on in their
[00:19:02] amendment, especially since they directly address important
[00:19:05] issues concerning the state, particularly the wanted persons
[00:19:08] المطلوبين وترسيم
[00:19:10] and border demarcation?
[00:19:14] Firstly, the 1951
[00:19:17] agreement defined everything. However,
[00:19:21] over time, and
[00:19:23] during the era
[00:19:25] of the defunct regime
[00:19:28] and its father, this agreement
[00:19:31] was disrupted and exploited
[00:19:34] for their personal interests. This
[00:19:37] rogue and defunct gang exploited
[00:19:40] this agreement for their own interests and diverted it from
[00:19:44] the political or security
[00:19:47] path that Syria now seeks. Since the dawn of
[00:19:51] liberation, Syria has prioritized restoring sovereignty to
[00:19:54] Lebanon. Sovereignty to Lebanon, not to
[00:19:57] Lebanon's enemies or those who exploit Lebanon
[00:20:01] for their own logistical or even... This is
[00:20:05] an important point you are making, Mr.
[00:20:08] Mahmoud, which is the restoration of sovereignty to Lebanon.
[00:20:11] President Ahmed Al-Sharaa spoke on several
[00:20:14] occasions about how the Syrian experience is inspiring
[00:20:17] and how Syria can offer advice on many
[00:20:21] issues, perhaps the most prominent issue in Lebanon today being the disarmament
[00:20:25] of Hezbollah. In your opinion, can Syria
[00:20:28] today, or does Syria, or does
[00:20:32] Lebanon intend to seek assistance
[00:20:35] matter?
[00:20:38] Syria can, with its new administration
[00:20:43] relies on institutions, whether the security institution,
[00:20:46] the judicial institution, or even the legislative
[00:20:50] institution. It can raise Lebanese sovereignty and restore
[00:20:54] it to the right path. When it
[00:20:57] prioritizes coordination with,
[00:21:01] first, the Lebanese government,
[00:21:06] coordination with any other party, it will restore
[00:21:09] sovereignty first to Lebanon. Then,
[00:21:14] allow Hezbollah or its militias
[00:21:17] or other gangs to
[00:21:20] this agreement between the Syrian government
[00:21:24] and the desired government that the two states seek
[00:21:27] through the agreements and protocols present since the dawn of liberation
[00:21:31] until now, and within the 1951
[00:21:33] agreement
[00:21:35] that governs the file of detainees,
[00:21:38] convicts, and wanted persons.
[00:21:41] Convicts are of two types: those who have served
[00:21:46] and those who are awaiting their sentences.
[00:21:50] These must be handed over, especially Syrians,
[00:21:53] they must be handed over to their country
[00:21:56] of origin, Syria, to complete their sentence
[00:22:00] or complete their conviction. This has been done recently. Up to
[00:22:04] now, we have received about 200 to 300 people,
[00:22:07] and the Public Prosecution in Syria, the judicial
[00:22:11] authority, the judicial
[00:22:14] great care in controlling this matter and has released about
[00:22:18] 60 to 70 people
[00:22:20] so far. And we always emphasize the issue
[00:22:24] of handing over criminals and handing over wanted
[00:22:27] persons and returning detainees. And don't forget that there are
[00:22:30] war criminals and crimes against humanity who stood
[00:22:34] against the Syrian people and shed their blood
[00:22:38] and their lives and their honor,
[00:22:41] and they are currently in Lebanon under the patronage
[00:22:45] of Hezbollah's militias. So when the Lebanese state can,
[00:22:48] with Syrian assistance, truly build its institutions
[00:22:52] by always prioritizing Lebanese sovereignty,
[00:22:55] we can restore Lebanon to the right
[00:22:59] path regarding the 1951
[00:23:02] agreement. Yes, there are many
[00:23:07] don't have time to discuss.
[00:23:11] The issue of illegal crossings, the issue of
[00:23:14] legal crossings. Isn't this issue of crossings directly
[00:23:17] linked, Major General, to the issue of border
[00:23:21] demarcation pending between the two countries and almost
[00:23:24] stalled since 2010 due to many things,
[00:23:28] primarily procrastination by the Assad regime,
[00:23:30] and also the file
[00:23:34] of the Shebaa Farms area and what
[00:23:37] is related to it, such as the withdrawal of Israeli
[00:23:41] forces under UN Resolution
[00:23:44] 1701? I mean, isn't there
[00:23:47] a strong link between demarcation of borders and controlling
[00:23:51] crossings sufficiently?
[00:23:54] In fact, you, sir, have touched on the
[00:23:58] raw nerve of border demarcation between Syria and Lebanon.
[00:24:01] 370 kilometers would resolve many
[00:24:05] problems and many issues, especially the issue
[00:24:18] but let's go to these exclusive scenes that we received
[00:24:21] of the reception of His Excellency Minister As'ad
[00:24:24] Al-Shaibani for the ministerial delegation a little
[00:24:27] while ago, the Lebanese ministerial delegation
[00:24:31] that arrived at Tishreen Palace in the capital Damascus.
[00:25:32] Of course, the high-level Lebanese ministerial delegation
[00:25:36] was received by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad
[00:25:40] Al-Shaibani, in addition to some directors of departments in
[00:25:42] the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of Higher
[00:25:46] Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Marwan Al-Halabi, and the Minister of Education Muhammad Abdul Rahman Tarkouh.
[00:25:50] And the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (Hind
[00:25:53] Qabouwat).
[00:25:56] Of course, dear viewers, we move directly to
[00:25:59] the capital Damascus with Al-Ikhbariya correspondent Nawras Al-Arfi
[00:26:03] for the arrival of the Lebanese delegation to
[00:26:06] Tishreen Palace in the capital
[00:26:07] Damascus.
[00:26:12] Yes, Mustafa. A high-level Lebanese delegation arrived
[00:26:15] in the capital Damascus headed by Deputy Prime
[00:26:19] Minister of Lebanon Tariq Mitri
[00:26:22] and the Ministers of Labor and Social
[00:26:26] Affairs and Education
[00:26:28] of Lebanon. They were received at Tishreen Palace
[00:26:32] by His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs
[00:26:36] and Expatriates Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani,
[00:26:39] in addition to the Ministers of Higher
[00:26:42] Education, Education, and Social
[00:26:46] Affairs and Labor. The important issues
[00:26:49] that were raised in this meeting and discussed
[00:26:52] were, at the top of them, the file of Syrian refugees
[00:26:56] and those Syrians who want to return and those who want
[00:27:00] to stay. This was confirmed by, of course,
[00:27:03] the Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon,
[00:27:07] Dr. Tariq Mitri, through
[00:27:10] Al-Ikhbariya channel, and he confirmed
[00:27:13] the files that were discussed, and that
[00:27:16] the Syrians who are now in Lebanon, those who want
[00:27:20] to stay and those who want to return, were discussed.
[00:27:23] Also, university degrees
[00:27:26] and equivalency of degrees for
[00:27:29] Syrians who were in Lebanon and studied
[00:27:33] there were discussed. Also, work permits and work
[00:27:37] permits that were granted were discussed. It is worth mentioning that there was
[00:27:40] a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from the Ministry of
[00:27:44] Interior of Lebanon, a technical
[00:27:47] delegation was also present to discuss some important
[00:27:51] matters. In fact, the meeting confirms
[00:27:54] the depth of relations between the two
[00:27:58] brotherly and neighboring
[00:28:00] countries. The files that were discussed, Mustafa, were not
[00:28:04] the first meeting. It was preceded by other meetings, but
[00:28:07] in every meeting, important files are discussed.
[00:28:10] Files that are perhaps
[00:28:13] pending. Some of them have been discussed
[00:28:17] recently, and the most discussed
[00:28:20] files are files from the time of the defunct
[00:28:24] regime, old files, files that are a legacy
[00:28:27] of that regime. They are being discussed
[00:28:30] and all those files
[00:28:32] are being concluded. It was an important meeting, a meeting
[00:28:36] that was characterized
[00:28:42] in the relations. I mean, what we noticed, Mustafa, from
[00:28:46] our presence at the People's Palace during the coverage and when we entered
[00:28:49] the main hall, and when filming the bilateral
[00:28:53] meetings between the ministers, was the smile that was
[00:28:57] present in that meeting, meaning that
[00:29:00] the meetings and discussions were positive meetings. Of course,
[00:29:04] the final statement regarding this visit
[00:29:07] will be issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the concerned
[00:29:10] ministries, but what we noticed was a spirit
[00:29:14] of cordiality and discussions that were
[00:29:17] dominated by, as we said,
[00:29:20] the smile on the faces of the ministers. So
[00:29:23] we can say that it was an important meeting, an important
[00:29:27] meeting that will conclude many pending
[00:29:30] files,
[00:29:32] confirming the depth of the relationship between
[00:29:36] the two brotherly countries, Syria and Lebanon.
[00:29:39] Yes, thank you very much, Nawras Al-Arfi, Al-Ikhbariya correspondent,
[00:29:42] directly from the capital Damascus. And returning to you,
[00:29:46] Mr. Ramy. Mr. Ramy, as Al-Ikhbariya correspondent
[00:29:49] said, at the top of the files that the Lebanese
[00:29:53] delegation is discussing with the
[00:29:57] Syrian government is the issue of refugees. In your opinion, can
[00:30:00] the refugee problem in Lebanon
[00:30:02] be solved today, given the bigger and greater problems
[00:30:06] Lebanon is facing, perhaps
[00:30:09] in southern Lebanon, and
[00:30:13] the Lebanese economy from recurring
[00:30:17] problems that burden
[00:30:19] Lebanon?
[00:30:30] Mr. Rami, coming back to you. Sir. General, and
[00:30:33] speaking about border demarcation,
[00:30:38] the current Syrian-Lebanese situation and
[00:30:42] what the two countries are experiencing
[00:30:45] from a legacy and inheritance from before, whether from the era of the Assad regime in Syria or
[00:30:48] even from the control of
[00:30:51] Hezbollah militia and the monopolization of
[00:30:56] the past? Can we talk about