Lebanon's Mikati calls on Syrians to return home
2024-12-14 23:00:02 - From: Al monitor
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called Saturday for Syrians who sought refuge in his country to return home following the fall of Syria's longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad.
"The consequences of the Syrian war made Lebanon home to the largest number of refugees per capita, with one-third of our population comprising of Syrian refugees", Mikati said at a Rome political festival.
"The strain on our resources has been substantial, worsening existing economic trouble and creating fierce competition for jobs and services," he said in English.
