Lebanese premier: peace cannot be established without restoration of occupied lands

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati said a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East cannot be established without the restoration of the occupied Arab lands, including Shabaa Farms and the implementation of the relevant international resolutions.

Miqati said in a statement that "our commitment to the return of Palestinian refugees home and rejection of their settlement in Lebanon emerges from our commitment to the firm Palestinian rights." He added that the 57th anniversary of the catastrophe ( Nakba) in Palestine has to urge the Arab states for more cooperation to face up to Israeli intransigence.