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The syrian-authorities-arrest-suspect-in-tadamon-massacre/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Syrian authorities arrest suspect in Tadamon massacre">syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian Ministry of Justice declared on Tuesday that an official delegation, headed by Minister Mazhar al-Wais, had arrived in Lebanon for an official visit. as per a statement posted on the ministry’s official Telegram channel, the visit aims to explore ways to strengthen cooperation to backing joint efforts to lift injustice against detainees and achieve justice while safeguarding their dignity and rights. Moreover, the ministry’s media office informed syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria’s Ikhbariyah channel that the talks with the Lebanese side “made significant progress amid an atmosphere of seriousness and cooperation,” as part of the administration’s efforts to address the issue of Syrian prisoners in Lebanon. The office added that the Syrian delegation “found the Lebanese side to have a clear understanding of the sensitivity of this issue and its relief and legal dimensions,” noting that discussions covered the conditions of detainees, mechanisms for joint follow-up, and data exchange to ensure fair solutions “that preserve the dignity and rights of detainees in accordance with the law. ” It also stated that the Lebanese side “received assurances from the Syrian delegation of full cooperation regarding all information related to Syrian detainees. ” The ministry expressed hope that this step would serve as “a gateway to sustainable institutional cooperation between the two countries, paving the way for real progress and ending the suffering of numerous Syrian families. ” In this context, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri stated that the Lebanese administration is working with its Syrian counterpart on a judicial agreement concerning Syrian prisoners.
For his part, Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar stated that Lebanon is on the verge of signing an agreement with Syria on this matter, stressing that it would not include those involved in battles against the Lebanese army. Nassar added that the discussions also touched on assassination cases that took place during the rule of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime. Meanwhile, Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais said that damascus had requested Beirut hand over fugitives from justice affiliated with the former regime, confirming that both sides have made significant progress in drafting the clauses of a judicial cooperation agreement based on respect for the law and the sovereignty of both nations.
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Earlier, Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar had stated, prior to the arrival of the Syrian delegation, that Lebanon would hold dedicated meetings with the Syrian authorities to discuss the issue of prisoners, affirming his government’s full readiness to cooperate with…