March 14: Aiding Displaced Syrians Stresses Fraternal Ties between Lebanon and Syria

The March 14 General Secretariat expressed its concern and compassion over the flow of displaced Syrians into Lebanon, praising the efforts exerted by the Higher Relief Council and residents of Akkar to harbor them.

It urged in a statement after its weekly meeting “concerned ministries and humanitarian organizations to assist our Syrian brothers.”

“Aiding the displaced on all levels asserts the fraternal ties between the Lebanese and Syrian people,” it continued.

It warned however against attempts to “transform Lebanon into an open ground for the Syrian crisis.”

Addressing the postponement of a meeting aimed at voicing support for the anti-regime protests in Syria that was scheduled to be held at the Bristol Hotel on Tuesday, the March 14 general secretariat condemned “the terrorism that hotel was subject to that forced it to refrain from holding the gathering.”

It accused the March 8 camp of being behind the threats directed against the hotel, voicing its “rejection of subjecting Beirut, the capital of culture and freedom” to its “terrorism practices.”

Regarding the Nakba Day clashes that erupted at Maroun al-Ras on Sunday, the general secretariat strongly condemned the Israeli crimes, voicing its solidarity with the Palestinian people and support for their right to return to their homeland.

“Lebanon is committed to the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 and respecting the Blue Line,” it said.