Future bloc MP Assem Araji told the Voice of Lebanon (100.5) radio station that his group does not support establishing camps for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. “We do not want to form [camps] which we might not be able to protect,” Araji said.
However, Araji said that his bloc is ready to offer humanitarian assistance to the Syrian refugees.
According to the United Nations, some 5,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in Syria’s crackdown on almost daily pro-democracy demonstrations in the country since mid-March.
Thousands of Syrians have fled into Lebanon in recent months, often using illegal border crossings, to escape the unrest gripping their country.
Commenting on the internal situation in Syria, Araji said: “We did not interfere in any way in Syria’s affairs and unfair allegations have been issued against us.”
The MP added that “the evolving events in Syria reveal that the Syrian regime is unable [to maintain its survival].”
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