Prime Minister Najib
Miqati discussed with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu the latest
developments regarding the 11 kidnapped Lebanese pilgrims in Syria.
Miqati contacted
Davutoglo after media reports said that several of the 11 men have escaped
after the area where they were held came under severe shelling.
The 11 pilgrims were
kidnapped by a group of armed men in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on
May 22 while returning home from Iran.
The premier expressed
relief over the ongoing course of treatment for the current problems, noting
that the cabinet is focusing on “wrapping up the new wages scale in parallel
with finding the adequate resources, and the administrative issues such as the
diplomatic appointments.”
Information Minister
Walid al-Daouq quoted the premier as saying: “The cabinet is cooperating among
each other to resolve the current crises and to provide continues support for the
army and the ISF to attain their duties.”
Miqati said that
differences in opinion between the government members are “normal,” pointing
out that it will not “affect the performance of the cabinet, despite all the
campaigns launched against it.”
Concerning the
deportation of the 14 Syrians, he noted that his stance is based on the
importance of “implementing the law in accordance with respect to human rights
and ensuring the safety of the deported people, consequently, not to extradite
any person due to his political affiliation.”
On Wednesday, the
General Security deported 14 Syrians and said the reasons for the expulsions
were not political but a Human Rights Watch representative in Beirut said some
of the deportees had expressed fears of persecution on their return.
Miqati said that his
government is keen to “respect the Human Rights and to provide the Syrian
refugees in Lebanon with all the necessary aid.”http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/48931
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