BEIRUT -- "The return of Syrian refugees to secure areas in Syria is better than the quality of their life in Lebanon, which has become very difficult," Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin was quoted as saying by Elnashra, an online independent newspaper.

The return of Syrian refugees to their homeland should not be related to a political situation in the country, Zasypkin said.

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the United States and Iran to avoid further escalation of the situation, said his spokesman.

"The secretary-general's message to all the parties involved is to avoid anything that would escalate the situation further. As he put it: to have nerves of steel," Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, told reporters.

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HAVANA -- The European Union (EU) will "continue to support Cuba's commitment to having a favorable investment environment for European businesses and to explore joint initiatives in high-profile sectors for the country's economy," Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, told reporters in Havana on Friday.

The EU pledged to continue expanding economic cooperation with Cuba amid stepped-up U.S. trade sanctions against the island.

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that he could meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in September to review the progress of the migratory agreement between the two countries.

"We want to evaluate the results, we could do it jointly ... it is in three months ... and of course that this meeting could take place," said Lopez Obrador during his daily morning press conference. Enditem

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