Prime Minister Saad Hariri met Thursday at the Grand Serail with Labor Minister Kamil Abou Sleiman, in the presence of the Chairman of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee Hassan Mneimneh and former Minister Ghattas Khoury. Discussions focused on the issue of the Palestinian labor in Lebanon.

After the meeting, Abou Sleiman said: "We discussed the implications of the plan of the Labor Ministry for Palestinian refugees. It is recognized that there is a special status for the Palestinian workers as compared to foreign workers, and the Lebanese law recognizes this. We also discussed ways to facilitate the necessary documents for the Palestinians to obtain the work permits imposed by the Lebanese law. The discussion was positive and I will hold a meeting next week with the Ministry team and the Palestinian brothers to look into their concerns about this subject and to work on simplifying the procedures as much as possible within the framework of Lebanese law."