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Russia will help Lebanon return refugees to Syria - Lavrov

Russia will help Lebanon return refugees to Syria - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil react while entering a hall during a meeting in Moscow, Russia August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov -  Copyright  MAXIM SHEMETOV(Reuters)
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will help Lebanon return Syrian refugees there return to their country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday after talks with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil in Moscow.

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Lavrov said Lebanon should not become a hostage of the Syrian refugee crisis. Russia was opposed to foreign intervention in Lebanon's domestic affairs, Lavrov added.

(Reporting by Polina Ivanova; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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