“The political solution is the only way to solve the Syrian crisis," he added.
In a press conference with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Federica Mogherini, Bassil stated that “we are facing an existential threat and despite all this, we did not expel any of the Syrian refugees."
For her part, Mogherini stressed that the European Union has been the donor from the very beginning making it possible for Lebanon to support and protect the Syrian refugees.
“We have a shared interest in resuming peace talks in Geneva and fighting terrorism in the region,” she added.