Lebanon News

Feb. 25, 2016 | 12:15 AM

Berri asks EU for help on refugee crisis

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. (The Daily Star/Lebanese Parliament Website, HO)

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on February 25, 2016, on page 2.

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Summary

Speaker Nabih Berri Wednesday appealed for the European Union to help Lebanon cope with the Syrian refugee crisis and said that the EU could play a role in mending fences between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Berri met with EU Parliament President Martin Schulz on the second day of an official visit to Brussels.

Schulz said that the European Union should do more given the impact of Syrian as well as Palestinian refugees on Lebanon.

There are 1.1 million Syrian refugees officially registered in Lebanon.