Lebanon to launch 'process' to disarm Palestinian camps: What we know
The decision to remove weapons inside Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon follows PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to Beirut this week.
BEIRUT — Lebanese and Palestinian officials agreed Friday to begin the process of disarming Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon as Beirut intensifies its efforts to gain control of heavy weapons in the country.
What happened: The agreement came during a meeting of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, a government body tasked with communication between Palestinian refugees and Lebanese state institutions.
In attendance from the Lebanese side were Prime Minister Nawaf Salam along with presidential advisers Wael Lafi and Yasser Abbas, PLO Secretary Azzam Ahmed and PLO member Ahmed Majdalani.
The Lebanese side was represented by head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee Ramez Dimashkieh, General Security Director Hassan Shuqair and head of the Palestinian Division at General Security Mohammed al-Sabaa as well as the Intelligence Directorate's National Security branch head Wajdi Damian and Refugees and Foreigners Division head Joseph Al-Gharbi.
