BEIRUT: Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb pledged Thursday to find an immediate solution to rescue farm produce after several Lebanese trucks were stranded along the Syria-Jordan border.
“First thing tomorrow [Thursday] morning, I will contact Jordanian and Saudi Arabian authorities to discuss the situation along the land crossings, the safety of drivers and the fate of the stranded trucks carrying agricultural products as well as the cost of transporting these products,” Chehayeb told local daily As-Safir.
“We must find a solution to this crisis within three days before the farm produce spoil,” he vowed.
Chehayeb said he would also discuss shipping costs farmers can afford.
The agriculture minister was tasked by the Cabinet Wednesday to carry out Lebanon’s emergency policy in response to the closure of the vital Nasib crossing, one of Syria's last official border crossings.
The assignment was made in light of ongoing confusion around the number of truckers still held in captivity by Syrian rebels.
Conflicting reports have emerged about how many truckers, if any, were still held by the gunmen on the Syrian side of the crossing.
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