Ministerial sources revealed to "Beirut Review" that Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri received a negative response from the Syrian side after he raised the issue of displaced persons during his visit to Syria at the head of a ministerial delegation, emphasizing the need for cooperation between the governments of Lebanon and Syria to return them to their country with dignity. The sources explained that the outstanding aspect is the reaction of Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani, who believed that most of these displaced persons were displaced from Syria due to the intervention of "Hezbollah" in the war, without showing any willingness to address the issue. The sources considered the reaction very negative. They believed that this reflected the lack of any intention on the part of the current ruling authority in Damascus to resolve the crisis of the Syrian presence in Lebanon, but rather an insistence on the displaced to remain there. In a related context, the sources stated that in recent months the Syrian government exerted pressure on the Lebanese side to open the borders to Syrians. Its requirements state that every Syrian should obtain a renewable six-month residence permit simply by crossing the border. However, these demands have yet to receive a Lebanese response, given the presence of more than 1.1 million Syrians in Lebanon, not counting those who entered illegally.

Ministerial sources revealed to "Beirut Review" that Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri received a negative response from the Syrian side after he raised the issue of displaced persons during his visit to Syria at the head of a ministerial delegation, emphasizing the need for cooperation between the governments of Lebanon and Syria to return them to their country with dignity. The sources explained that the outstanding aspect is the reaction of Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani, who believed that most of these displaced persons were displaced from Syria due to the intervention of "Hezbollah" in the war, without showing any willingness to address the issue. The sources considered the reaction very negative. They believed that this reflected the lack of any intention on the part of the current ruling authority in Damascus to resolve the crisis of the Syrian presence in Lebanon, but rather an insistence on the displaced to remain there. In a related context, the sources stated that in recent months the Syrian government exerted pressure on the Lebanese side to open the borders to Syrians. Its requirements state that every Syrian should obtain a renewable six-month residence permit simply by crossing the border. However, these demands have yet to receive a Lebanese response, given the presence of more than 1.1 million Syrians in Lebanon, not counting those who entered illegally.