The Syrian-Russian joint meeting to follow up work of the International Conference on Return of Syrian refugees will start activities today in Damascus.
Over the course of four days, the meeting includes a session of the Syrian-Russian coordinating ministerial bodies, in the presence of representatives of the UN, the International Committee of Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations
At the meeting, there will be Syrian-Russian discussions on signing cooperation agreements in various domains.
The activities will also include meetings in several provinces and will address the fields of media, housing, public works, local administration, environment, electricity, higher education, agriculture and agrarian reform, industry, health.
Also, aid and textbooks will be distributed in a number of provinces.
The International conference on Return of Syrian refugees was held in November 2020, and in its final statement affirmed Syria’s readiness to return the Syrians to the homeland and exert efforts to provide them with good living conditions, and called on the International community to provide support for refugees through the implementation of projects related to reconstruction, providing health and medical care, social services, and demining.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)