MOSCOW, Russia, March 17 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – Around 1.7 million Syrian refugees registered in foreign countries are hoping to return to their homeland, the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring, said.
“It is estimated that 1,712,264 Syrians in nine countries expressed their desire to return back to their homeland. Since Sept 30, 2015, in total 389,735 Syrians have returned to their homes from abroad,” the centre said.
Yesterday, a total of 1,160 Syrian refugees have returned home from Lebanon and Jordan, it said.
According to the UN Refugee Agency, as of Jan 1, 2019, there are still 6,675,308 registered refugees seeking asylum in 45 countries worldwide.
The Syrian government is taking active steps to increase the efficiency of the process, for the repatriation of Syrian refugees from foreign states, according to the centre.– NNN-ITAR TASS
