Now Lebanon - Sayegh talks about March 14 Palestinian rights proposal

Social Affairs Minister Selim Sayegh, also a member of the Kataeb party, told Future News on Tuesday that an agreement was reached on Monday during the meeting headed by Future bloc leader MP Fouad Siniora to grant Palestinian refugees in Lebanon appropriate labor compensation, as long as they do not burden the treasury of the Lebanese government.

“We also set a framework to regulate relations between the Lebanese government and the Commissioner General of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) because it did not exist previously,” Sayegh said.

He said that the draft proposal of the March 14 alliance reached on Monday was an achievement, voicing hope it would pass in the parliament’s Tuesday session.

An-Nahar newspaper reported on Tuesday that the March 14 alliance parties managed to finalize a unified law proposal to grant Palestinian refugees in Lebanon certain rights.

The daily said that the proposal was formulated after an agreement with the Kataeb party was reached; adding that talks also included the Free Patriotic Movement.