NNA - Justice Minister Chakib Qortbawi said on Monday that the "basic factor which contributed in the release of Azaz abductees was that this file had become a burden on the Syrian opposition."
The Minister hailed the Lebanese who exerted efforts to release the kidnapped, thanking the Qatari and Turkish efforts in this regard.
On another hand, the minister told "Sawt el Chahib" radio that the speeches which were delivered at the commemoration of martyr Wissam Hassan "were tough," adding that "who wants to form a Cabinet must be realistic and represent the Lebanese."
The Minister hoped that vacuum in the institutions would not reach the Presidency of the Republic.
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Qortbawi: Azaz kidnapped released because file has become burden on Syrian opposition
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