Syrian foreign minister receives Lebanese delegation for talks on refugee returns

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani received a Lebanese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri in Damascus on Monday for talks focused on Syrian refugees and ways to facilitate their return. The meeting was held at Tishreen Palace in the capital and attended by Syrian Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Marwan al-Halabi, Education Minister Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko and Social Affairs and Labor Minister Hind Kabawat, Syria’s SANA news agency said. The visit follows previous talks and aims to continue the work of joint committees formed by the two sides to address shared issues, according to SANA. Bilateral ministerial sessions have begun to discuss issues within each ministry’s area of responsibility and move from general discussions toward practical measures, […]