Beirut – Ma’an – Palestinian refugees in Lebanon will not be offered Palestinian Authority passports, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday following his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman at the Republican Palace.
Abbas’ remark quashed recent rumors concerning the issuing of PA passports to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, adding that the refugees’ presence in the country is temporary, particularly as Lebanon’s membership in the UN Security Council next year will help the Palestinian cause.
The security arrangements in refugee camps should be arranged in coordination with the Lebanese government, Abbas said, stressing that they were built on sovereign Lebanese land.
Lebanese President Suleiman had informed Abbas of a recent Lebanese cabinet statement which included the question of Palestinian refugees, as Abbas expressed his confidence in the Lebanese approach to Palestinian refugees.
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