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00:00:03the return of many
00:00:13cannot be overlooked in any
00:00:48discusses with the Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon in Damascus
00:00:51a number of joint
00:00:55Syria is a fundamental pillar in files.
00:00:58Launching a project to modernize and digitize
00:01:01international organizations in this company registration in Syria in partnership between the Ministry of Industry, Internal Trade
00:01:04and Consumer Protection, and the US Department of
00:01:14العقاب على الجرائم المرتكه
00:01:16disclosure on this Against Journalists, journalists and human rights activists call
00:01:19for accountability for perpetrators of crimes against
00:01:22journalists during the time of the
00:01:26prisons. There are many former regime. Continued humanitarian response
00:01:30to floods in Raqqa, and civil defense warns of the danger
00:01:34of mines and war remnants being swept away by
00:01:36torrents.
00:01:42And the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor carries out 1,600
00:01:46inspection visits in various governorates during the current
00:01:49year, with the aim of raising legal awareness among
00:01:52workers and employers
00:01:54to reconnect with him, it seems that he cannot .
00:01:58support from
00:02:14the two countries in this
00:02:17Welcome. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad
00:02:20knowledge in Lebanon Shabani, received a high-ranking Lebanese government delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister
00:02:24Tareq Metri. During the meeting, ways to enhance bilateral
00:02:28relations
00:02:32destiny, especially in education. There are many and develop joint coordination in various fields were discussed, including security cooperation
00:02:36Even Syria's entry into and border control, and following up on the work of the joint technical
00:02:39committees to serve mutual
00:02:41capable of interests.
00:02:43indeed, at this The issue of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and ways
00:02:46of their return topped the agenda of the visit,
00:02:50where the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Qobwat, held talks
00:02:54with the Lebanese Ministers of Social Affairs
00:02:56Minister of Interior in this and Labor, Hanin El-Sayed and Muhammad Haidar.
00:03:00This file was discussed, in addition to studying the possibility of concluding
00:03:03a problem that started in
00:03:04are sensitive, and will be on the joint agreements to regulate
00:03:05from this topic, the situation of Syrian workers in Lebanon and the mechanism
00:03:08for registering and organizing
00:03:09Syrians fled from returnees.
00:03:14A new visit by a Lebanese government delegation to Syria to enhance
00:03:17bilateral relations between the two
00:03:21countries and to push for more coordination between the two
00:03:23governments on inter-file issues and regional
00:03:27files. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad
00:03:30Shibani, received at Tishreen Palace in Damascus
00:03:33the high-ranking Lebanese delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister
00:03:37Tareq Metri. The delegation included
00:03:40to overcome the differences. You have a group of Minister of Education and Higher Education Rima Karami, Minister
00:03:43It was difficult for these of Labor Muhammad Haidar, and Minister of Social Affairs
00:03:46Hanin El-Sayed, along with
00:03:49simple thing a technical delegation from the Ministry the labor force of Interior. The reception was attended by
00:03:51Syrian ministers of Education and Higher
00:03:55Education, Scientific Research, Social Affairs
00:03:59and Labor. During the meeting, ways to strengthen
00:04:03However, this bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries and develop
00:04:06joint coordination in various fields were discussed, including
00:04:09security cooperation and border control, in
00:04:12addition to expanding the horizons of partnership in the education,
00:04:15higher education, social affairs and labor sectors,
00:04:19about, this and following up on the work of the joint technical committees to serve mutual
00:04:23interests. The file of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
00:04:26and ways of their return topped the agenda of the visit.
00:04:30The Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Qobwat, held
00:04:33official talks with the Lebanese Ministers
00:04:37of Social Affairs and Labor, Hanin El-Sayed
00:04:40and Muhammad Haidar, to discuss this file, in addition
00:04:44to studying the possibility of concluding
00:04:46to return to contribute joint agreements to regulate the situation of Syrian
00:04:49workers in Lebanon and the mechanisms for registering and organizing
00:04:52returnees, along with
00:04:54it always relies on a number of administrative, to end this social
00:04:56and educational issues related to their presence there.
00:05:00The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan Al-Halabi,
00:05:04and the Minister of Education and Teaching, Muhammad Abdel Rahman Turco, held a meeting
00:05:08with the Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education.
00:05:11Karami: The visit of the Lebanese delegation
00:05:14completes previous reciprocal visits and talks
00:05:17and follows up on the work of the joint committees
00:05:20formed between the two sides to address
00:05:23outstanding and bilateral issues to enhance partnership
00:05:27between Beirut
00:06:09between
00:06:12the two sides of the borders. To what extent does the visit today
00:06:15perhaps come to crown
00:06:21security
00:06:31between Lebanon
00:06:34and Syria at the official level will solve
00:06:37many issues. That there are
00:06:40ministers, meaning direct meetings between specialized
00:06:44ministers will also
00:06:47facilitate many outstanding matters. There are outstanding matters
00:06:51that still exist, despite the end of the previous
00:06:54regime and the lack of coordination, meaning the previous coordination stopped, except
00:06:58with, meaning groups in Lebanon, it was
00:07:01only that, while today the right path is being taken
00:07:05correctly. First, the education for our Syrian
00:07:08brothers who are displaced in Lebanon has not stopped.
00:07:12Official schools in Lebanon were employed
00:07:15for education, therefore the curricula that were taught must
00:07:19be followed up in Syria, because the return of the displaced,
00:07:23sorry, the return of the displaced, must take into
00:07:26account what they have learned, and that
00:07:29also this
00:07:33should be considered part of what they may
00:07:36receive in Syria. Close follow-up, first.
00:07:40Second, even in university
00:07:43Syrian brothers who entered Lebanese
00:07:46universities, and my wife was a professor at the Lebanese
00:07:50University and had many Syrian
00:07:53students. Therefore, today the equations
00:07:56for this issue are very important. The security
00:08:00issue, yes, the security issue. We wished that
00:08:03there would be a Lebanese minister alongside the Syrian
00:08:09regard. Hopefully, this issue will be present
00:08:12in the future. Meaning, however, the security issue was not absent
00:08:17technically, whether at the Masnaa
00:08:20crossing or what was newly opened at the Arida
00:08:24crossing towards Tripoli, meaning the attention
00:08:27to the main crossings and stopping
00:08:30smuggling and preventing smuggling is
00:08:33still a difficult problem that needs to be
00:08:41by the Lebanese delegation is the broadest at all
00:08:45levels. How will this
00:08:48visit reflect or what is its goal today at this time, especially since it is at
00:08:52the level of ministers
00:08:54related to sensitive files such as security,
00:08:58education, health,
00:09:09visit is, I mean, a step in the right direction, if I may
00:09:12say so, because the networking between, I mean, the two peoples and countries
00:09:16after all that has happened, is very important and vital, and I believe it contributes
00:09:20to overcoming difficulties and continues the dialogue between
00:09:23the two governments, and the relationship between the two peoples is important
00:09:26and historical, as we all know. I also believe that
00:09:30the visit of the Lebanese delegation to Damascus today is
00:09:34another message in the direction that we want to solve
00:09:37outstanding and thorny issues and so on. And I also believe
00:09:40that if the security files
00:09:43have not all been completed, then at least the services files. We have seen a group of
00:09:47ministers, for example, ministers of education, ministers of labor, and the like. These are the interests of the two peoples and are
00:09:51a vital and important issue, no less
00:09:54important than the security issue. Security is very important, no doubt, and it
00:09:58continues regardless of whether it is present in the media. Security channels
00:10:02are always continuous and do not stop, and it is not necessary for them to be
00:10:05present between countries. Of course, it is always continuous, and Lebanon and Syria
00:10:09are among them as well, because it is an issue related to stability,
00:10:13to the interests of the two countries at all levels,
00:10:16of course. Therefore, today, this visit, I believe, constitutes a step
00:10:20and an important regional message, and even in the interests, I mean, between
00:10:23the two countries, that Lebanon and Syria, by nature
00:10:26of the case, apart from the issue of social
00:10:29interlocking, the issue of geography,
00:10:32geography, geography and geopolitical geography is a very important issue that
00:10:38way. The previous outstanding issues that, I mean, were
00:10:42like, as we say, a wound between the two countries, I believe that
00:10:45they can, over time, through dialogue. The position
00:10:49of the two governments is clear. Syria has said more than once that it wants to have
00:10:52zero problems with neighboring countries, and this is a very important
00:10:56issue and was a big message indicating the new
00:10:59directions, I mean, of the Syrian government in the foreseeable future and in the long
00:11:03term as well, perhaps. And at the same time, Lebanon, I mean,
00:11:07through the government of President Nawaf
00:11:09Salam, I believe it is a dynamic government that wants to get rid
00:11:13of the burden of the axis of resistance and the like, and also wants to move
00:11:17forward to say that
00:11:20the equation between us, and everyone wants to go to, as I said, perhaps
00:11:24zero problems and work on an economic unit that can
00:11:28activate the issue of development and raising generations. People
00:11:31are tired of wars, we don't want this story anymore, frankly, and people
00:11:35have repented. Let's say it clearly, in plain language,
00:11:39so that we can go to building our institutions and generations and so
00:11:42on. The two countries paid a heavy price from the days
00:11:46of the former regime and from the days of what is called the axis of illusion, I call it
00:11:49the axis of illusion, not the axis of resistance, frankly, this is my position.
00:11:53And I believe that once again, the visit today
00:11:57perhaps constitutes an additional brick
00:11:59to a set, I mean, of previous steps on which the two
00:12:03governments built the new relationship, and it continues
00:12:06to, if I may say so, build
00:12:10these bricks so that there will be a better future for relations between
00:12:13the two countries. Of course, there are always interferences
00:12:17or overlaps or issues that are not necessarily
00:12:20100% agreed upon. No, we can accomplish steps
00:12:24and build on them more and more because the interests of the two peoples are very
00:12:27important, and building a common future, indeed,
00:12:31as you said, and I believe it is a very vital issue, and it
00:12:34will be continuous, I
00:12:46timing of this visit and considering
00:12:49the Lebanese
00:12:52government delegation,
00:12:55what are the most important files on the
00:13:03visit comes in a pivotal stage,
00:13:08time, within the context of redrawing
00:13:11or restructuring bilateral relations between
00:13:14the Lebanese and Syrian countries, especially in light of the recent
00:13:18political changes
00:13:20in Syria. Indeed, there are
00:13:23many files currently, and they
00:13:29table for discussions between the two
00:13:32countries. The group of ministers present, as well as
00:13:36the Syrian state. I mean, the most important of these files,
00:13:39some of which have been pending
00:13:42for many years, and some
00:13:46of which have been pending for approximately a decade
00:13:49and a half in the recent past. I mean, the most important of these
00:13:53files are those concerning
00:13:56borders or security and border files,
00:13:59and
00:14:01humanitarian and judicial files as well, and what falls
00:14:05under this file. A group of important points, which are
00:14:09monitoring borders and pursuing
00:14:12smuggling networks, which were, I mean,
00:14:16the biggest obstacle that regional
00:14:19and other countries demanded
00:14:23in exchange for providing aid and
00:14:27assistance to Syria and Lebanon alike. Also,
00:14:30in addition to the most sensitive and most
00:14:34humanitarian file, which is the humanitarian file regarding
00:14:36the issue of prisoners and those not convicted in
00:14:40Lebanon, especially in Rumi prison. I mean, this file is truly
00:14:44thorny and needs a quick solution, and the Lebanese
00:14:47government has actually begun handing over the first
00:14:51prisoners, and their number was 128 prisoners, and
00:14:55now many prisoners remain, especially those not convicted,
00:14:59and especially with regard to the file of political
00:15:02prisoners who are still,
00:15:05or whose cases are still pending until
00:15:09this moment in Lebanon, in addition to the file of
00:15:12displaced persons within the Lebanese
00:15:16borders and the associated files related
00:15:19to them, such as, I mean, the registration of deaths
00:15:23and marriages and births
00:15:26and others, as your guest mentioned, regarding the issue
00:15:30of educational attainment and its accreditation in Syrian
00:15:33official institutions, in addition to the other file,
00:15:37which is considered important and is inseparable from the security file, which is
00:15:40the economic and commercial file,
00:15:44in both, or related to, I mean, enhancing
00:15:48land, sea, and digital connectivity also between
00:15:52the two countries, in addition to
00:15:54the issue of, I mean, preparing
00:15:58infrastructure
00:16:01for land corridors between the two parties, in addition
00:16:05to strengthening economic partnership between the two
00:16:10recently, in the middle of this year, I mean,
00:16:12the Syrian and Lebanese Higher Business Council
00:16:16was established, which aims to, I mean,
00:16:20يهدف الى يعني
00:16:21involve
00:16:25the private sector in Syrian reconstruction,
00:16:28which may contribute to Syrian reconstruction
00:16:31and other files that may have
00:16:49delegation includes ministers of education, social
00:16:52affairs and labor, and the file of Syrian
00:16:55refugees is, I mean, a priority in
00:16:58this session that took place today. In your opinion, how
00:17:02should coordination be regarding
00:17:06the safe return of Syrian
00:17:10refugees to their country?
00:17:39the most important files, perhaps, that were
00:17:42discussed today between the ministers, which is
00:17:45the file of the return of Syrian refugees to their country. In your opinion,
00:17:49how can coordination be established between
00:17:52file?
00:17:54First, we commend this visit, as
00:17:58well as previous visits. There is no alternative for these two
00:18:01countries but
00:18:03full agreement. Lebanon and Syria have one
00:18:09the recent period, after we finished with the corrupt regime
00:18:13that had controlled Lebanon for 30 years.
00:18:17Today we are in a new stage. Of course, there are
00:18:20obstacles, of course, there are accumulated problems,
00:18:24but the intention is what will
00:18:27build the future. I mean, the intention is good intention,
00:18:31mutual respect, appreciation between the two countries,
00:18:34and the rise of both countries. The issue
00:18:37of the displaced is 2011.
00:18:41Around one and a half million
00:18:47the former dictatorial rule
00:18:50and from killing, crime,
00:18:52and persecution. They fled to Lebanon.
00:18:56The Lebanese state welcomed them. The Lebanese
00:18:59people welcomed them with great
00:19:01hospitality, as the Lebanese
00:19:04are accustomed to embracing
00:19:09every oppressed person. For approximately 15 years, Syrians
00:19:13settled in Lebanon.
00:19:17Today, this crisis must be resolved.
00:19:20people to return because
00:19:23of the fear of the former corrupt regime that intended
00:19:27to eliminate them: execution, imprisonment, torture.
00:19:30Today, this obstacle has been removed.
00:19:33Today, we look at Syria and open a new
00:19:37page with Syria.
00:19:40thorny file must be resolved
00:19:44page by page.
00:19:47First, we have a change in the number
00:19:51of displaced people from 1.2 million to
00:19:541.6 million. This means we have about
00:19:5740,000 displaced Syrians born in Lebanon,
00:20:00approximately. They must be registered in
00:20:03Syria first. Second,
00:20:07every Syrian who settled in Lebanon
00:20:11must be considered safe to return, as he dreamed,
00:20:15and this is now secured in Syria,
00:20:18and on the contrary, the authorities in Syria want these people
00:20:24to the Syrian renaissance and in building
00:20:27the future. And Lebanon, since
00:20:32Syrian labor,
00:20:36sets a condition for solving this problem,
00:20:39which is to finalize the papers of those who intend
00:20:42to stay in Lebanon, to finalize their legal papers in
00:20:46Syria and their papers in Lebanon so that they have the right to work as
00:20:50any Syrian whose papers are official
00:20:54from these two standpoints,
00:20:58meaning from the Syrian side,
00:21:02legal papers, registration
00:21:06of births, registration of deaths,
00:21:09all these matters, and in Lebanon, facilitating
00:21:12transactions and considering these Syrian citizens
00:21:16who want to work in Lebanon, they are already working here in Lebanon.
00:21:21Regardless of whether their papers are
00:21:23the Lebanese side,
00:21:27and improved
00:21:29to prevent
00:21:32any
00:21:36file? I mean, if you, I mean, what are the challenges that
00:21:39face the return of, I mean, Syrian refugees to their country,
00:21:43given that, I mean, the Syrian state wants
00:21:46its citizens to return, and also, I mean, there is coordination, perhaps, with
00:21:51framework? I mean,
00:21:55of course, the problem
00:21:58is how to return from one side,
00:22:00and where to return from the other
00:22:04side. I mean, are the areas from which they were displaced,
00:22:07the destroyed areas that were, we can say, occupied
00:22:10by the former Assad army,
00:22:13are they ready to receive these people? We are talking
00:22:17about one million. We are talking about
00:22:21destroyed areas, destroyed neighborhoods. Is it possible
00:22:24to return to them? This is from one side, and from
00:22:27the other side, are the supporting countries
00:22:30also convinced
00:22:34that these people should be supported financially
00:22:36and morally and returned
00:22:40to Syria? They need financial support and more
00:22:44moral support, and they need political
00:22:48the two countries. I mean, if the donor
00:22:52countries provided financial grants
00:22:54and provided moral support to these
00:23:09that the security challenges on both sides of the borders
00:23:12are many for both the Syrian and Lebanese
00:23:16sides. There are cross-border networks, smuggling networks,
00:23:20drug smuggling networks,
00:23:22large ones.
00:23:26the international coalition to combat terrorism.
00:23:29Today, the importance
00:23:32of cooperation between the two sides, and what are the difficulties that stand
00:23:36perhaps in front of Lebanon to raise coordination to the highest level with the Syrian
00:23:39side? Yes,
00:23:42I mean, today, many, I mean, certainly
00:23:45the gangs that are on the borders smuggle
00:23:49everything. From cocaine to people to weapons to
00:23:52everything, because they are smuggling gangs and they are not stable
00:23:55only in the Beqaa, in the north. The Lebanese north may also
00:23:59have gangs not from
00:24:02one side. I mean, a gang is a gang, and whatever happens, they smuggle.
00:24:05But today, after the end of Caesar's Law
00:24:09and many other things, meaning the Syrian coast has started
00:24:13receiving ships again, and it will be, I mean,
00:24:17the ports will be an organized station, and the airports. What has been accomplished in
00:24:20Syria is also very important. I mean, many things that were smuggled from
00:24:24Lebanon to Syria have ended. From Syria to
00:24:27Lebanon, all these matters are meaningless if
00:24:31we paid attention to the main equations.
00:24:34But today, if we talk about security, it's a very
00:24:39on the borders, that there should be sensors,
00:24:42sensitive sensors at all illegal crossings.
00:24:46Plant sensors that are linked to
00:24:51Lebanese security or Syrian security so that
00:24:55everyone who passes through this
00:24:58route is caught, and what they have, and how, and who is smuggling,
00:25:01and direct intervention. This can solve this issue
00:25:05technically by relying on
00:25:08technology more than planting soldiers,
00:25:11two battalions, four battalions from Lebanon and six battalions from Syria, it
00:25:15will not work except with technology. So,
00:25:18this needs a little bit.
00:25:21I return to you, Professor Johnny. We were talking about the most important issue, I mean,
00:25:25between the two countries, a thorny issue, which is the return of Syrian refugees, and our guest
00:25:29was saying that the number is 1.6 million,
00:25:31approximately. In your opinion, how can
00:25:35responsibilities be distributed between the two governments and international organizations
00:25:41file and enable Syrians to return to their country safely
00:25:44and voluntarily? First, Ms. Nadia, I believe that this file
00:25:48is, as you said, I mean, the two governments are working to
00:25:52resolve this file, no doubt. However, there are outstanding issues
00:25:55beyond the will or perhaps the ability of
00:25:59both parties. The destroyed areas in Syria
00:26:02are not yet ready for
00:26:06Syrian refugees in Lebanon. This is an important
00:26:09and vital issue, and perhaps it requires
00:26:12concerted efforts to rebuild so that people can return
00:26:15to their homes, cities, and villages, and so on.
00:26:19And certainly, there is, I mean, of course, genuine thinking by the Syrian
00:26:23government to work on this issue, but without international support, I
00:26:26believe that it is not easy. For the Lebanese side,
00:26:30there are challenges of another kind. I mean, this displacement
00:26:34created a certain situation that did not exist.
00:26:37Changing this situation requires many
00:26:40facts, will, and decisions, and so
00:26:43on, because even now, some camps, I mean,
00:26:48international organizations, on aid, and so on. And Lebanon,
00:26:52in one way or another, of course, thanks to them, hosted many refugees,
00:26:56but not at its expense only. I mean, this narrative must be
00:27:00clear, meaning the support was international. And all host
00:27:03countries in Syria's neighborhood benefited from the support of the international community
00:27:07for Syrian refugees, and therefore this is also
00:27:12the financial calculations in the budgets of the countries. I mean, we must
00:27:15also be clear in transparent
00:27:18issue. I mean, I reiterate, of course, there are
00:27:21human rights issues, I mean,
00:27:24pending. There are many detainees in Lebanese
00:27:29security problems, I mean, also some
00:27:31refugees, I mean, their behavior was not as expected. There have been many
00:27:34problems that we must acknowledge.
00:27:38In contrast, the Lebanese side was
00:27:41divided regarding the lives of Syrian refugees. For example,
00:27:45the axis group of the party and the like, Hezbollah,
00:27:48I mean, they were against the presence or against
00:27:52the presence of Syrian refugees there, and so on,
00:27:55and they assaulted them many times. I mean, therefore, this
00:27:59is an issue that also needs to be considered. There is now
00:28:02the government working, and this visit today by the Lebanese delegation to
00:28:06Damascus is part of how to look at
00:28:09activating more in areas of joint relations
00:28:13and in areas of specializations that have no
00:28:16problems. Problems, for example, may be resolved,
00:28:20for example, there are students between the two countries, because the ministers of education met, the ministers
00:28:24of labor, and so on. Perhaps
00:28:26the two governments say that we want to proceed with these
00:28:30issues that we can resolve. Some
00:28:33security issues are perhaps more difficult, and their resolution may be delayed.
00:28:37Therefore, let's proceed with the files that are more dynamic
00:28:40and more
00:28:43achieving steps and vital and
00:28:47good points for the benefit of the two countries, for the benefit of the two communities,
00:28:50so that it may be the entry point for smoothing the remaining atmosphere,
00:28:53even if we find that there is obstinacy, I mean, from the side
00:28:57that is attributed to the axis of illusion, I call it the axis of illusion again, because this
00:29:01must be named and must be we pass this axis, can
00:29:04the Lebanese government overcome
00:29:08it today, and it is not as easy
00:29:12as it should be, frankly, it is not as easy as it should be. It is a
00:29:15heavy file and it is related
00:29:18to international settlements, which may even be beyond
00:29:21the capacity and scope of the Lebanese or even Syrian government,
00:29:25because these files are among the unresolved regional
00:29:28and international disputes in the region. However, the two countries
00:29:31can, with these files that we are talking about,
00:29:35regardless of their will. That is why I said all the service files that
00:29:39help the two peoples
00:29:42Syrian students, for example, studying in Lebanon or similar, or
00:29:48on both sides, and so on. The rest of the files can be
00:30:10to what extent is today's coordination very important
00:30:12between the two sides, and how does it serve
00:30:15the economic or economic development
00:30:18that President Shar'a has always spoken
00:30:22development and development project, and why
00:30:25not have trade convoys
00:30:28go to Lebanon in more than one meeting?
00:30:33Of course, as you said, among
00:30:36the goals that can be achieved from this high-level visit
00:30:39is that
00:30:43it is