The Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon welcomed in a statement the decision issued by the United Nations General Assembly to form an independent institution whose mission is to reveal the fate of all detainees, missing persons and forcibly disappeared persons in Syria. "First, we would like to register our congratulations to the Syrian brothers, individuals and associations, who have been active for years, in order to reveal the fate of all the victims of detention and enforced disappearance, for this great achievement that they were able to achieve in the harshest and most dangerous circumstances. On the other hand, we record our strong condemnation of the Lebanese official position by abstaining from voting," the statement said. "It is a shameful stance against tens of thousands of Syrian victims, including Lebanese and others" it added. In this regard, the committee strongly condemned the use of this humanitarian file, which is supposed to be above all considerations, in open political bazaars at home and abroad. 'If only the Minister of Foreign Affairs had not taken the initiative to justify his action, arguing that he had done it in coordination with the prime minister,' the statement underscored, adding that the issue of the missing had been raised for a long time and was not resolved, promising to re-seek later to resolve it. 'We can only confirm that the issue of missing persons in Syria is a humanitarian issue that must be resolved without delay... which does not justify Lebanon's abstention from voting with the resolution. But if the Minister of Foreign Affairs meant the issue of missing persons in Lebanon, he must be reminded that Law 105/ 2018 is about to end its five years and it is still a dead letter due to the government's evasion of its self-evident duties in terms of depriving the National Commission, which is concerned under this law to reveal the fate of our missing and forcibly disappeared loved ones, of the minimum necessities so that it can carry out its humanitarian mission, and once these necessities are secured, the solution begins in what we've been waiting for for decades," it concluded.
Source: National News Agency - Lebanon