The head of the Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exile Organization in Lebanon (SOLIDE) Ghazi Aad called for the formation of a new committee to follow up the detainees' issue inline with international standards.

"Since 2005, the (current) Lebanese-Syrian committee has failed to reach solutions," Aad commented in a press conference held at Gebran Khalil Gebran Square, Downtown-Beirut

"Syria has badly dealt with Lebanese issues in general and with the detainees issue in particular. Its continuous denial resulted in catastrophic mistakes," he added.

Aad expressed his "disappointment with Syria's attempt to come out after 30 years as the victim, while it was the party which illegally arrested Lebanese citizens and hided their destinies and whereabouts."

Responding to what Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem had declared, Aad commented, "We have never linked between missing persons and the detainees in Syria."