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00:00:00Coverage about the arrival of a high-level ministerial delegation to
00:00:03Syria, which we start with this summary. The Minister of
00:00:07Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Al-Shaibani, received the Lebanese government delegation
00:00:10headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Mitri at the Tishreen Palace
00:00:14in the capital
00:00:16and excludes Damascus. During the meeting, ways to enhance joint cooperation
00:00:19were discussed to serve the interests of the two countries in various
00:00:24secondly, it will not fields, in the presence of the Ministers of
00:00:25must be fair in coordination Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Marwan Al-Halabi, and Education
00:00:27Muhammad Abdul Rahman Tarkah,
00:00:30be a tool to obstruct and Social Affairs and Labor, Hind
00:00:31Qabouwat.
00:00:38The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Al-Shaibani, appointed Mizna
00:00:41Al-Atrash as an advisor for peace affairs in the ministry.
00:00:45Al-Atrash hails from the city of Suwayda and holds a degree from
00:00:48the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, Department of Theater Criticism,
00:00:51and a diploma in Cinematic Sciences,
00:00:54in addition to a degree in
00:00:56their sentences, media from the New Life University
00:00:58a catastrophe in Lebanon and Syria. and enjoys.
00:01:00expertise in social, humanitarian, and media fields,
00:01:03as she holds the position of chairperson of the board of directors of the
00:01:07Al-Mawazeen Organization for Development, Awareness, and Giving.
00:01:11that this file is one of She is also a member of the Syrian Women's Advisory Council affiliated with
00:01:14the United Nations, the Union of Arab Journalists, and the Syndicate
00:01:17of Syrian Artists. She also works as a trainer
00:01:20and volunteer in the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Organization
00:01:24institution, has taken in the fields of disaster response, first aid,
00:01:27is being smuggled across the border between and international humanitarian law.
00:01:35The Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed Al-Saleh, confirmed that the floods that
00:01:39the country witnessed, which affected an area exceeding one-third of Syrian
00:01:43territory, posed a great challenge to response teams
00:01:46in light of the destruction of infrastructure left behind by the years of war waged by
00:01:49the defunct regime. Minister Al-Saleh explained
00:01:53state 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
00:01:57early warning, response, and removing the effects
00:02:00of the floods, expressing
00:02:02coordination, intensified his apology to the citizens who did not receive assistance with the required
00:02:06speed.
00:02:13The Ministry of Agriculture participated in the meeting of the high-level joint technical committee
00:02:17issues that I
00:02:18and extremism, coinciding concerned with the agriculture and water sectors within the activities
00:02:22of the ninth Cairo Water Week to discuss strengthening Arab cooperation
00:02:25and confronting common challenges. The Director of Agricultural Production Support
00:02:28at the Ministry, Muhammad Sayleen, stressed the importance
00:02:32of employing modern technologies and spatial information
00:02:35systems, remote sensing, and geographical
00:02:38whether in the meeting, data to address by a brotherly nature, information gaps in
00:02:39in the reception, in the discussion, both sectors and enhance
00:02:43their ability to face climate changes and weather
00:02:46phenomena.
00:02:53The Ministry of Information announced the launch of the Media Portal application
00:02:57in a step aimed at developing the services provided
00:03:00to media professionals and facilitating access to them. The Ministry explained
00:03:03that the application is now available on iOS
00:03:07and Android operating systems, in addition to the possibility of using it through the
00:03:10web platform via internet browsers.
00:03:14The launch of the Media Portal comes within the efforts
00:03:16of the Ministry of Information to develop mechanisms for providing services and expanding
00:03:20their availability
00:03:24but please, Major General,
00:03:24current form, or do they need more electronically.
00:03:30The Rehabilitation and Training Department concluded
00:03:33a training course that lasted 70 days at the Rehabilitation and Training Branch
00:03:37of the Internal Security Forces Command in Hama Governorate, where the
00:03:41graduates took the military oath, announcing their commitment
00:03:44to their duties and responsibilities in serving
00:03:47the homeland and maintaining security. The graduation ceremony included honoring
00:03:51the top three trainees in recognition
00:03:53of their excellence and distinction during the training stages, in addition to
00:03:57presenting two shields of thanks and appreciation. The first to the Commander
00:04:01of Internal Security in the Governorate, Brigadier General Ahmed Farzat Al-Hamdi, in recognition
00:04:04of his presence and support for the
00:04:06most notably the Israeli incursions training process, and the other
00:04:11what 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.
00:04:23unresolved issues In our last news, the Internal Security Forces
00:04:25arrested a terrorist cell
00:04:27It seems that there is also a problem with the connection with
00:04:27and many unresolved issues belonging to the terrorist organization ISIS, involved in
00:04:32the 1951 a series of assassinations in Deir Ezzor. Investigations showed
00:04:36is it possible to demarcate the borders in the cell's involvement also in targeting a member of the Ministry of Defense with a gunshot
00:04:39near Al-Rashid Mosque in the city of Al-Mayadeen. The operation also resulted
00:04:43in the confiscation of weapons and ammunition found
00:04:46inside the cell's
00:04:48hideout.
00:05:06and its true policy that
00:05:06Syrians, and without us letting Syria interfere in
00:05:17In a visit that is the most extensive since the liberation of Syria, a high-level
00:05:20Lebanese ministerial delegation arrived in Damascus,
00:05:23headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Mitri,
00:05:27as this step places bilateral relations on the threshold
00:05:31of a new stage, moving from political caution to
00:05:35the realm of joint institutional work. At the top of
00:05:38the talks agenda, security and border coordination
00:05:42and drying up sources of drug smuggling and pursuing organized
00:05:46crime networks are at the forefront. The agenda is not limited to border
00:05:49control, but extends to touch upon the most
00:05:52urgent humanitarian and judicial files,
00:05:56foremost among them the Rumieh prison prisoners. These swift legal
00:05:59treatments constitute a real test for restoring
00:06:02stability and for the common will to turn the page on pending
00:06:06issues that have been protracted
00:06:07for a long time.
00:06:31Warmest welcome to His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria.
00:06:34In a visit, the most extensive of its kind since the liberation of Syria from the defunct
00:06:38regime, a high-level Lebanese ministerial delegation
00:06:41arrived in the capital Damascus, headed by Deputy Prime Minister
00:06:45Tariq Mitri, and includes the Ministers of Interior,
00:06:48Education, Labor, and Social Affairs. This visit
00:06:52prioritizes addressing thorny issues, foremost among them
00:06:55security and border coordination and the prisoners' file,
00:06:59especially the situation of detainees in Rumieh Prison. Bilateral
00:07:02relations are taking a significant step today towards moving
00:07:06from political caution to joint institutional work,
00:07:10with security and border files at the forefront
00:07:14of discussions, following intensive coordination
00:07:17between the Ministries of Interior and security
00:07:20agencies to control shared borders, dry up
00:07:24drug smuggling sources, and pursue
00:07:27organized crime networks
00:07:30with the strict campaigns carried out by the Lebanese
00:07:33army at the northern borders to prevent irregular
00:07:37infiltration. The agenda of discussions does not stop at
00:07:41the borders, but extends to touch upon the most
00:07:44urgent humanitarian and judicial aspects, as the file of Syrian
00:07:48prisoners in Lebanon, and at the forefront of it the case
00:07:51of detainees in Rumieh prison, stands out
00:07:54as a real test of the common will to find legal
00:07:58and judicial mechanisms that accelerate treatments
00:08:01and close pending pages that have been protracted
00:08:04for a long time, in a way that serves the stability of the two
00:08:07countries. Border control, eradication of crime networks, and closing
00:08:11the Rumieh prison file are not just items on the agenda,
00:08:14but they are the real test that will open
00:08:18the door for a new geopolitical horizon
00:08:21between the two
00:08:24countries.
00:08:27Welcome back, dear viewers, and I welcome my guest from Beirut. I'm joined
00:08:30via phone by lawyer and political analyst, Professor
00:08:34Amin Bashir. Welcome, Mr. Amin. And from Berlin, I'm joined by
00:08:37security expert, Professor Mahmoud Saudi. And from Beirut,
00:08:41we are joined by journalist, Professor Ramy Naim. Welcome to all my
00:08:45guests. And I'll start with you, Mr. Ramy. Mr. Ramy, first of
00:08:48all, how does the media in Lebanon, both pro-Hezbollah
00:08:52and opposition, view the continuous rapprochement
00:08:55between the Lebanese government and the Syrian
00:08:58state?
00:09:02First of all, greetings to you
00:09:06and to the workers at Al-Ikhbariya and to the Syrian and Arab viewers.
00:09:09I mean, there is not
00:09:12a unified view or a single vision among
00:09:15Lebanese regarding the relationship with Syria. Hezbollah's team
00:09:20Syrian-Lebanese rapprochement. They are uncomfortable
00:09:24with the nature of the relationship and the development of this
00:09:28relationship between the Lebanese state and the Syrian state, especially
00:09:31since there are many
00:09:35between Hezbollah and the Syrian people,
00:09:40between Hezbollah and the state. But what concerns us, the sovereign
00:09:43team, is to seek a good and strong relationship
00:09:46with Syria. We consider that we
00:09:50and Syria are true brothers, and there must
00:09:54be continuous cooperation between the two countries, between the two governments, between the two armies,
00:09:58and between the two peoples at all levels,
00:10:01because Lebanese security and Syrian
00:10:03security
00:10:07except through continuous coordination and developing this relationship
00:10:11in a way that serves both countries, without us interfering in Syria's affairs, as Hezbollah
00:10:15did and entered Syria and killed
00:10:19Lebanese affairs, as the Assad regime did for years and years.
00:10:22Therefore, today, we are looking for
00:10:25this good and equal relationship that the Prime Minister and the President
00:10:29are building, and that President Al-Sharaa and the Syrian government are building. Yes,
00:10:33I will move directly to you, Mr.
00:10:36Amin. Welcome back, Mr. Amin, to Al-Ikhbariya channel.
00:10:39In your opinion, to what extent does this visit reflect the Lebanese
00:10:42state's taking control of affairs in Lebanon, as opposed to Hezbollah,
00:10:46which had monopolized many sovereign decisions in
00:10:49Lebanon for a long
00:10:50time?
00:11:07to you, Mr. Mahmoud. Mr. Mahmoud, perhaps one of the most
00:11:11prominent pending issues today between the two countries is the border
00:11:14issue. In your opinion, what is the most important thing regarding
00:11:18this specific issue, the border issue, especially since delegations from both countries have held
00:11:22talks on this matter repeatedly?
00:11:26Greetings to you, Professor Mustafa, and to your guests,
00:11:29and to the viewers of Al-Ikhbariya, the Syrian
00:11:32Al-Ikhbariya channel. First, a correction. I am Major General
00:11:35Mahmoud Al-Saudi, the legal and security expert.
00:11:39Welcome to Al-Ikhbariya channel, Major General. Welcome to you.
00:11:43The long, thorny,
00:11:46and geographically challenging border issue
00:11:50between Lebanon
00:11:53and Syria is a complex,
00:11:55old, and long-standing issue.
00:11:58There is an agreement, a judicial agreement
00:12:01recorded at the United Nations in
00:12:041951,
00:12:06around
00:12:08issues related to border
00:12:12demarcation, combating organized
00:12:15crime across borders between
00:12:18the two countries, in addition to the high-level
00:12:22security coordination that Syria has sought since the dawn
00:12:25of liberation. We have seen
00:12:28or learned that Syria, since the dawn
00:12:31of liberation, has made contacts and relations with Lebanon. It was
00:12:35in 2005, a youth in security coordination,
00:12:38then July youth for the issue of detainees
00:12:42and wanted persons, and then October
00:12:4526, in 2006, regarding
00:12:48the establishment of a high
00:12:51committee to discuss these thorny files.
00:12:55The obstacles, let's mention some of them,
00:12:58not all. There is the file of
00:13:02convicts and the file
00:13:04of wanted persons and the file
00:13:08of detainees. And there is the file
00:13:11of organized crime across borders,
00:13:15which includes drug smuggling, Captagon,
00:13:18hashish, and heroin, or weapons, or
00:13:22human trafficking. And we know that
00:13:25there are, in fact, human trafficking networks
00:13:29across the Mediterranean to Europe via
00:13:32Lebanon. All of these require study,
00:13:35and they require standards, and they require relations, whether
00:13:39through agreements or protocols, or by referring to the 1951
00:13:42agreement
00:13:44and then building on it. The intelligence
00:13:47coordination, in fact, is beautiful, new,
00:13:50and strong between Syria and Lebanon, and then
00:13:54also. controlling those weapons or
00:13:58drugs that come across and border demarcation?
00:14:00whether through official crossings like Aboudiya,
00:14:04Dabousiya, Qasiya, and Arida, or illegal
00:14:07crossings, and there are many of them,
00:14:11whether in Bekaa or in Akkar. Yes,
00:14:14I return to you, Mr. Amin, and I had asked you earlier
00:14:18to what extent can this visit reflect
00:14:21the Lebanese state's taking control of affairs, as opposed to
00:14:25Hezbollah, which for a long time monopolized
00:14:29the Lebanese national
00:14:30decision?
00:14:42profoundly. The sound is not reaching us well. I return to you,
00:14:46Mr. Mahmoud. Mr. Mahmoud, do you think that
00:14:48the agreements concluded between the two countries
00:14:52regarding border demarcation first, and also
00:14:57agreement, can be worked
00:14:59on in their current
00:15:04form, or do they need more amendments, especially since they
00:15:06directly address important
00:15:09issues concerning the state,
00:15:12particularly the wanted persons
00:15:16Yes, the Lebanese state today
00:15:20in Lebanon has begun to impose
00:15:23its control as a state and as institutions, and in this context,
00:15:27coordination with Syria comes within this
00:15:31framework, and these meetings must be expanded,
00:15:34and we must reach a solution to the pending
00:15:38files. The file of prisons and the prisoners
00:15:42who are truly prisoners in Lebanese prisons, and whose case is linked
00:15:45to the Syrian revolution and their support
00:15:48for the Syrian revolution. The wanted persons in Lebanon
00:15:51by the Syrian regime must be discussed, their names, and how
00:15:55to hand them over to the Syrian state,
00:15:59with an emphasis that the trial
00:16:02with the international community and so on. But we
00:16:05must be very precise. Lebanon cannot but
00:16:09be an ally of Syria, and we should
00:16:12not stop at the red lines set by Hezbollah
00:16:16and the political parties in Lebanon. We have turned
00:16:19the page of the past, we have turned the page of the former
00:16:22Syrian regime, and we know very
00:16:25well that what it did in Lebanon and in Syria
00:16:29resembles what it did in Lebanon and in Syria. It tortured
00:16:32and killed and led to
00:16:35And whoever still says that they refuse
00:16:38relations with Syria because they still dream of the possibility of changing
00:16:40Syria, we must allow
00:16:43them to say that or to
00:16:47become leaders in their positions and to make their
00:16:50voice heard more and more, because we
00:16:53are truly tired of the disputes with Syria.
00:16:56We need this relationship, and the border issue today is the primary
00:17:00issue. Why is the border issue primary? Because what
00:17:05Lebanon poses a threat to both countries. It's not just
00:17:08about weapons; there is drug smuggling, and there
00:17:11is food smuggling from Lebanon to Syria and from Syria to Lebanon, not
00:17:15only from Syria to Lebanon. And there are some tunnels that Hezbollah
00:17:19built, and we don't know if they reach Syria, and if
00:17:22they are still operating, and if the Syrian state was able to discover
00:17:27the Syrian side, and if the Lebanese
00:17:30the Lebanese side. There are many pending issues between
00:17:34the two countries that cannot be solved except through continuous
00:17:39meetings, consultation, and cooperation with a new
00:17:43spirit and extending a hand so that
00:17:47we can build an excellent, equal, and good relationship between
00:17:51Lebanon and Syria. Yes, Mr. Amin Bashir, the lawyer and political analyst,
00:17:54is back with us from Beirut. Welcome, Mr. Amin, to Al-Ikhbariya
00:17:58channel. I will repeat the question I asked earlier
00:18:02to my guest, Mr. Naim. In your opinion, to what
00:18:05extent does this visit of a high-level
00:18:09delegation from the Lebanese state reflect the Lebanese state's
00:18:12taking control of affairs in Lebanon, as opposed to Hezbollah,
00:18:16which was the primary controller
00:18:19of the Lebanese national decision and decisions of
00:18:23war and peace, for a long period?
00:18:36Mr. Amin.
00:18:46Mr. Mahmoud. Mr. Mahmoud, do you think that
00:18:50the agreements concluded between the two countries regarding border demarcation
00:18:53first, and also the 1951
00:18:55agreement,
00:18:58can be worked on in their
00:19:02amendment, especially since they directly address important
00:19:05issues concerning the state, particularly the wanted persons
00:19:08المطلوبين وترسيم
00:19:10and border demarcation?
00:19:14Firstly, the 1951
00:19:17agreement defined everything. However,
00:19:21over time, and
00:19:23during the era
00:19:25of the defunct regime
00:19:28and its father, this agreement
00:19:31was disrupted and exploited
00:19:34for their personal interests. This
00:19:37rogue and defunct gang exploited
00:19:40this agreement for their own interests and diverted it from
00:19:44the political or security
00:19:47path that Syria now seeks. Since the dawn of
00:19:51liberation, Syria has prioritized restoring sovereignty to
00:19:54Lebanon. Sovereignty to Lebanon, not to
00:19:57Lebanon's enemies or those who exploit Lebanon
00:20:01for their own logistical or even... This is
00:20:05an important point you are making, Mr.
00:20:08Mahmoud, which is the restoration of sovereignty to Lebanon.
00:20:11President Ahmed Al-Sharaa spoke on several
00:20:14occasions about how the Syrian experience is inspiring
00:20:17and how Syria can offer advice on many
00:20:21issues, perhaps the most prominent issue in Lebanon today being the disarmament
00:20:25of Hezbollah. In your opinion, can Syria
00:20:28today, or does Syria, or does
00:20:32Lebanon intend to seek assistance
00:20:35matter?
00:20:38Syria can, with its new administration
00:20:43relies on institutions, whether the security institution,
00:20:46the judicial institution, or even the legislative
00:20:50institution. It can raise Lebanese sovereignty and restore
00:20:54it to the right path. When it
00:20:57prioritizes coordination with,
00:21:01first, the Lebanese government,
00:21:06coordination with any other party, it will restore
00:21:09sovereignty first to Lebanon. Then,
00:21:14allow Hezbollah or its militias
00:21:17or other gangs to
00:21:20this agreement between the Syrian government
00:21:24and the desired government that the two states seek
00:21:27through the agreements and protocols present since the dawn of liberation
00:21:31until now, and within the 1951
00:21:33agreement
00:21:35that governs the file of detainees,
00:21:38convicts, and wanted persons.
00:21:41Convicts are of two types: those who have served
00:21:46and those who are awaiting their sentences.
00:21:50These must be handed over, especially Syrians,
00:21:53they must be handed over to their country
00:21:56of origin, Syria, to complete their sentence
00:22:00or complete their conviction. This has been done recently. Up to
00:22:04now, we have received about 200 to 300 people,
00:22:07and the Public Prosecution in Syria, the judicial
00:22:11authority, the judicial
00:22:14great care in controlling this matter and has released about
00:22:1860 to 70 people
00:22:20so far. And we always emphasize the issue
00:22:24of handing over criminals and handing over wanted
00:22:27persons and returning detainees. And don't forget that there are
00:22:30war criminals and crimes against humanity who stood
00:22:34against the Syrian people and shed their blood
00:22:38and their lives and their honor,
00:22:41and they are currently in Lebanon under the patronage
00:22:45of Hezbollah's militias. So when the Lebanese state can,
00:22:48with Syrian assistance, truly build its institutions
00:22:52by always prioritizing Lebanese sovereignty,
00:22:55we can restore Lebanon to the right
00:22:59path regarding the 1951
00:23:02agreement. Yes, there are many
00:23:07don't have time to discuss.
00:23:11The issue of illegal crossings, the issue of
00:23:14legal crossings. Isn't this issue of crossings directly
00:23:17linked, Major General, to the issue of border
00:23:21demarcation pending between the two countries and almost
00:23:24stalled since 2010 due to many things,
00:23:28primarily procrastination by the Assad regime,
00:23:30and also the file
00:23:34of the Shebaa Farms area and what
00:23:37is related to it, such as the withdrawal of Israeli
00:23:41forces under UN Resolution
00:23:441701? I mean, isn't there
00:23:47a strong link between demarcation of borders and controlling
00:23:51crossings sufficiently?
00:23:54In fact, you, sir, have touched on the
00:23:58raw nerve of border demarcation between Syria and Lebanon.
00:24:01370 kilometers would resolve many
00:24:05problems and many issues, especially the issue
00:24:18but let's go to these exclusive scenes that we received
00:24:21of the reception of His Excellency Minister As'ad
00:24:24Al-Shaibani for the ministerial delegation a little
00:24:27while ago, the Lebanese ministerial delegation
00:24:31that arrived at Tishreen Palace in the capital Damascus.
00:25:32Of course, the high-level Lebanese ministerial delegation
00:25:36was received by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad
00:25:40Al-Shaibani, in addition to some directors of departments in
00:25:42the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of Higher
00:25:46Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Marwan Al-Halabi, and the Minister of Education Muhammad Abdul Rahman Tarkouh.
00:25:50And the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (Hind
00:25:53Qabouwat).
00:25:56Of course, dear viewers, we move directly to
00:25:59the capital Damascus with Al-Ikhbariya correspondent Nawras Al-Arfi
00:26:03for the arrival of the Lebanese delegation to
00:26:06Tishreen Palace in the capital
00:26:07Damascus.
00:26:12Yes, Mustafa. A high-level Lebanese delegation arrived
00:26:15in the capital Damascus headed by Deputy Prime
00:26:19Minister of Lebanon Tariq Mitri
00:26:22and the Ministers of Labor and Social
00:26:26Affairs and Education
00:26:28of Lebanon. They were received at Tishreen Palace
00:26:32by His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs
00:26:36and Expatriates Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani,
00:26:39in addition to the Ministers of Higher
00:26:42Education, Education, and Social
00:26:46Affairs and Labor. The important issues
00:26:49that were raised in this meeting and discussed
00:26:52were, at the top of them, the file of Syrian refugees
00:26:56and those Syrians who want to return and those who want
00:27:00to stay. This was confirmed by, of course,
00:27:03the Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon,
00:27:07Dr. Tariq Mitri, through
00:27:10Al-Ikhbariya channel, and he confirmed
00:27:13the files that were discussed, and that
00:27:16the Syrians who are now in Lebanon, those who want
00:27:20to stay and those who want to return, were discussed.
00:27:23Also, university degrees
00:27:26and equivalency of degrees for
00:27:29Syrians who were in Lebanon and studied
00:27:33there were discussed. Also, work permits and work
00:27:37permits that were granted were discussed. It is worth mentioning that there was
00:27:40a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from the Ministry of
00:27:44Interior of Lebanon, a technical
00:27:47delegation was also present to discuss some important
00:27:51matters. In fact, the meeting confirms
00:27:54the depth of relations between the two
00:27:58brotherly and neighboring
00:28:00countries. The files that were discussed, Mustafa, were not
00:28:04the first meeting. It was preceded by other meetings, but
00:28:07in every meeting, important files are discussed.
00:28:10Files that are perhaps
00:28:13pending. Some of them have been discussed
00:28:17recently, and the most discussed
00:28:20files are files from the time of the defunct
00:28:24regime, old files, files that are a legacy
00:28:27of that regime. They are being discussed
00:28:30and all those files
00:28:32are being concluded. It was an important meeting, a meeting
00:28:36that was characterized
00:28:42in the relations. I mean, what we noticed, Mustafa, from
00:28:46our presence at the People's Palace during the coverage and when we entered
00:28:49the main hall, and when filming the bilateral
00:28:53meetings between the ministers, was the smile that was
00:28:57present in that meeting, meaning that
00:29:00the meetings and discussions were positive meetings. Of course,
00:29:04the final statement regarding this visit
00:29:07will be issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the concerned
00:29:10ministries, but what we noticed was a spirit
00:29:14of cordiality and discussions that were
00:29:17dominated by, as we said,
00:29:20the smile on the faces of the ministers. So
00:29:23we can say that it was an important meeting, an important
00:29:27meeting that will conclude many pending
00:29:30files,
00:29:32confirming the depth of the relationship between
00:29:36the two brotherly countries, Syria and Lebanon.
00:29:39Yes, thank you very much, Nawras Al-Arfi, Al-Ikhbariya correspondent,
00:29:42directly from the capital Damascus. And returning to you,
00:29:46Mr. Ramy. Mr. Ramy, as Al-Ikhbariya correspondent
00:29:49said, at the top of the files that the Lebanese
00:29:53delegation is discussing with the
00:29:57Syrian government is the issue of refugees. In your opinion, can
00:30:00the refugee problem in Lebanon
00:30:02be solved today, given the bigger and greater problems
00:30:06Lebanon is facing, perhaps
00:30:09in southern Lebanon, and
00:30:13the Lebanese economy from recurring
00:30:17problems that burden
00:30:19Lebanon?
00:30:30Mr. Rami, coming back to you. Sir. General, and
00:30:33speaking about border demarcation,
00:30:38the current Syrian-Lebanese situation and
00:30:42what the two countries are experiencing
00:30:45from a legacy and inheritance from before, whether from the era of the Assad regime in Syria or
00:30:48even from the control of
00:30:51Hezbollah militia and the monopolization of
00:30:56the past? Can we talk about