First Deputy Minister of education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Glushko and Deputy Minister of education of the Syrian Arab Republic Dr. Abdulhakim, from right to left in the foreground, sign the interdepartmental agreement on cooperation in the field of General, secondary professional and additional education in the framework of a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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First Deputy Minister of education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Glushko and Deputy Minister of education of the Syrian Arab Republic Dr. Abdulhakim, from right to left in the foreground, sign the interdepartmental agreement on cooperation in the field of General, secondary professional and additional education in the framework of a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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First Deputy Minister of education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Glushko and Deputy Minister of education of the Syrian Arab Republic Dr. Abdulhakim, from right to left in the foreground, sign the interdepartmental agreement on cooperation in the field of General, secondary professional and additional education in the framework of a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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First Deputy Minister of education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Glushko and Deputy Minister of education of the Syrian Arab Republic Dr. Abdulhakim, from right to left in the foreground, shake hands after signing the interdepartmental agreement on cooperation in the field of General, secondary professional and additional education in the framework of a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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First Deputy Minister of education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Glushko and Deputy Minister of education of the Syrian Arab Republic Dr. Abdulhakim, from right to left in the foreground, pose after signing the interdepartmental agreement on cooperation in the field of General, secondary professional and additional education in the framework of a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Susan speaks during a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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A participant of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees walks past billboards of the conference in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the Russian-Syrian coordination center for refugees return, is pictured during a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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The picture shows the participants in the negotiations in the framework of a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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The picture shows the participants in the negotiations in the framework of a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Participants speak during a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Participants of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees walk past billboards of the conference in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Police officers stand guard during a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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The view shows participants of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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A Syrian police officer on a motorcycle guards on a street during the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Russian special presidential envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentyev, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the Russian-Syrian coordination center for refugees return, attend a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Russian special presidential envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentyev and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem attend a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the Russian-Syrian coordination center for refugees return, speaks during a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Susan speaks during a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Russian special presidential envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentyev speaks during a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a screen as he speaks at a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a screen as he speaks at a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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Participants attend a session of the International Conference on the Return of Refugees in Damascus, Syria. Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus on November 11 towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country.

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