Published : 15-07-2018
A delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) wrapped up on Saturday a visit to Damascus, where it met with Syrian officials over the situation of Palestinian refugees in war-ragged Syria.
Members of the PLO Executive Committee, Azzam AlAhmad, Ahmed Abu Houli, Wasel Abu Youssef, along with member of Fatah Central Council, Samir AlRefai’, the Palestine Ambassador to Lebanon, Ashraf Dabour, Palestine envoy to Syria, Mahmoud AlKhalidi, were in attendance. The Syrian side was represented by Prime Minister Emad Khamis, Interior Minister, Mohamed AlSha’ar, Social Affairs Minister, Rima Kadiri, and Deputy Foreign Minister Faysal AlMeqdad.
In a statement issued a couple of days ago, Abu Houli said the two parties discussed the bilateral ties between the Palestinians and Syrians along with the situation of Palestinian refugees in Syria and the most efficient mechanisms to reconstruct refugee camps, particularly Yarmouk.
According to Abu Houli, Syrian officials pledged to work on the reconstruction of Yarmouk in anticipation of the refugees’ safe return to the camp.
Abu Houli said senior Syrian officials also pledged to keep tabs on the detainees’ file and to update the PLO on new developments in this regard as they emerge.
The PLO delegation handed over a list of Palestinians who have gone missing in Syria.
Nearly 80% of buildings and structures in the camp were totally or partially destroyed in the latest hostilities that rocked the area in April. Some 700 Palestinian families have been displaced from Yarmouk and southern Damascus to northern Syria.
A delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) wrapped up on Saturday a visit to Damascus, where it met with Syrian officials over the situation of Palestinian refugees in war-ragged Syria.
Members of the PLO Executive Committee, Azzam AlAhmad, Ahmed Abu Houli, Wasel Abu Youssef, along with member of Fatah Central Council, Samir AlRefai’, the Palestine Ambassador to Lebanon, Ashraf Dabour, Palestine envoy to Syria, Mahmoud AlKhalidi, were in attendance. The Syrian side was represented by Prime Minister Emad Khamis, Interior Minister, Mohamed AlSha’ar, Social Affairs Minister, Rima Kadiri, and Deputy Foreign Minister Faysal AlMeqdad.
In a statement issued a couple of days ago, Abu Houli said the two parties discussed the bilateral ties between the Palestinians and Syrians along with the situation of Palestinian refugees in Syria and the most efficient mechanisms to reconstruct refugee camps, particularly Yarmouk.
According to Abu Houli, Syrian officials pledged to work on the reconstruction of Yarmouk in anticipation of the refugees’ safe return to the camp.
Abu Houli said senior Syrian officials also pledged to keep tabs on the detainees’ file and to update the PLO on new developments in this regard as they emerge.
The PLO delegation handed over a list of Palestinians who have gone missing in Syria.
Nearly 80% of buildings and structures in the camp were totally or partially destroyed in the latest hostilities that rocked the area in April. Some 700 Palestinian families have been displaced from Yarmouk and southern Damascus to northern Syria.
