General Security Chief, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, discussed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the issue of the two abducted Bishops in Syria, Boulos Yazigi and Youhanna Ibrahim.

General Security Chief, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, discussed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the issue of the two abducted Bishops in Syria, Boulos Yazigi and Youhanna Ibrahim.

National News agency (NNA) reported on Wednesday the meeting, saying: “Ibrahim met with Syrian President Bachar Al-Assad and discussed the file of the two abducted Bishops.”

Nine Lebanese pilgrims, who were abducted in May 2012 by Syria militants, were released last Saturday in exchange for two Turkish pilots held in Lebanon since August.

Major General Ibvrahim has been tasked by the Lebanese government with pursuing the issue of the abductees, including the nine pilgrims, Hassan al-Meqdad and the two Bishops.

After the pilgrims arrived in Beirut International airport on Saturday, Ibrahim, who accompanied them from Istanbul, said the delight will be completed when the two abducted Bishops will return to Lebanon along with other people who have been abducted by Syria militants.

For his part, caretaker interior minister Marwan Charbel said in an interview on Tuesday that the two Bishops were held by a Chechen armed group in one of Aleppo’s suburbs in Syria.