PM Discusses Situation in Camps, on Border with Security Chiefs

Amid concerns to maintain a stable security situation in Lebanon, Prime Minister Saad Hariri held separate talks Thursday evening with Army Commander General Joseph Aoun and General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, al-Joumhouria daily reported Friday.

Discussions focused on the latest security developments mainly on the country's border, and the measures taken in some areas.

According to the daily, talks have focused on the situation in the Palestinian refugee camps and its surroundings following contacts between Ibrahim and the Palestinian factions, in coordination with their representatives, to hand over some wanted persons taking refuge in the camps in order to ensure security.

Hariri has also stressed the need for coordination between Lebanon's various security apparatuses and strengthening all forms of coordination between them so as to ensure a stable security situation at home and on the border.