MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The diplomat stressed that the Syrian authorities would do their utmost to restore the country known for its rich resources after the conflict.
"Many Syrians who fled the war are already returning in light of the improvement of the situation. I am confident that practically all of them will come back in the end," Haddad said in an interview with Rossiya 24 television.
According to the UN refugee agency, 13.5 million Syrians are displaced inside the conflict-torn Arab republic, while about 4.6 million people fled the country, triggering a massive refugee crisis in the European Union.
Europe is currently struggling to cope with a massive refugee influx, with millions of refugees fleeing conflict-torn countries of the Middle East and North Africa in search of asylum in stable and wealthy EU states.
