23-05-2025
Salam attends 1st Lebanese-Palestinian committee meeting on disarming camps
by Naharnet Newsdesk 23 May 2025, 13:05
A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee convened Friday to discuss the mechanism for disarming Palestinian camps, after Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agreed in Beirut to remove weapons that aren't under the authority of the Lebanese state, including in the camps.
Lebanon's Director of General Security Hassan Choucair, chairman of the Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue committee Ramez Dimashqieh, and Palestinian Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Azzam al-Ahmad attended the meeting.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, who met Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also attended the meeting, saying the decision to disarm camps will have a positive impact on the humanitarian and socio-economical conditions of the Palestinian refugees.
He urged for a swift implementation of the decision through practical steps and for setting a clear timeline for the disarmament of the camps.
The committee said in a statement that the meeting discussed ways to implement the disarmament decision and to reinforce the coordination between the Lebanese and Palestinian authorities.
The participants agreed to set a timetable with practical steps to enhance the economic and social rights of Palestinian refugees and to intensify meetings in order to expedite the implementation of the disarmament decision.
