Mahfoud to Nasrallah: You Negotiated Enemies, Why Not Negotiate Your Assad Ally on Refugees Crisis
Head of the Change Movement Elie Mahfoud said on Saturday that Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah can negotiate the Syrian refugees crisis with his “ally” Syrian President Bashar Assad, just like he negotiated with his enemies over the release of Hizbullah captives.
“Nasrallah's suggestion to coordinate talks with the Syrian regime in order to solve the Syrian refugees crisis is an incomplete proposal,” said Mahfoud.
“Hizbullah has repeatedly taken over the negotiation file with his enemies, the latest was with al-Nusra Front group,” he added.
“Nasrallah has negotiated the Israelis through a mediator, and negotiated with the Islamic State group and so did he with al-Nusra Front. He is an ally of Assad, working to protect him and fighting in defense of his regime, so why doesn't he talk to him directly about the Syrian refugee crisis?” asked Mahfoud.
Mahfoud's remarks came after Nasrallah's Friday speech that called on the Lebanese government to “negotiate” with Damascus over the return of Syrian refugees to their country.
His remarks came following the evacuation operation that saw the transfer of thousands of refugees and Nusra militants from northeast Lebanon to central and north Syria.
The agreement followed days of clashes in the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Arsal and the Syrian town of Flita that saw Hizbullah fighters and Syrian troops besiege Nusra's militants in a small pocket of territory.
The negotiations involved the release of eight Hizbullah fighters who were in Nusra's captivity and the handover of a number of bodies.
Source: Naharnet
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