SIDON: Danish Ambassador to Lebanon Jan Top Christensen renewed Wednesday his country’s commitment to the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Christensen made his remarks while he toured south Lebanon with the aim of distributing Lego toys to children’s associations Wednesday.
The ambassador visited the southern coastal city of Sidon and its neighboring villages to offer a total of 3.5 million pieces of the Danish “Lego” building blocks to 250 educational and social institutions.
The initiative was part of a campaign launched last June in order to develop the creativity of Lebanese children. It was organized with the cooperation of Raymond Library and the Lego Education foundation.
Nonetheless, Christensen was asked political questions by the media during his visit. He commented on the internal situation, saying “the situation is very complex and I am sure politicians in Lebanon are aware of the need to solve the country’s problems without resorting to previous methods.” “There are no winners or losers in this conflict and all the parties involved know this,” he added.
The ambassador visited several social organizations in the Sidon region, in addition to the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, where he offered Lego games to the Ghassan Kanfani foundation.
Inside the camp, he danced, sang and played with the children before moving on to more grave issues.
Inside the camp, he danced, sang and played with the children before moving on to more grave issues.
Christensen said the solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict would start with “a once-and-for-all resolution.”
He then confirmed Denmark’s support of the Palestinian cause and to the human rights of Palestinian refugees. “There are 25,000 people in Denmark who have Palestinian origins and they benefit from the same freedom as everyone else,” he said, noting that Denmark was one of the main countries supporting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
He added that Denmark made large contributions to refugee camps and said the camps in Lebanon have witnessed development since 2000.
“On the political level we support the formation of an independent Palestinian state and on the social level we contribute to bettering the life conditions of refugees,” he said.
He visited the Ajyal Saida school, part of Riayat al-Aytam organization; the Future is ours organization; Al-Mustaqbalu Lana; the Nabih Berri Culture Center in Sarafand and the Ghassan Kanfani foundation in Ain al-Hilweh.
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