Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil called Tuesday for returning the Syrian refugees to safe places inside Syria to maintain the Arab country's demographic map.

The minister made the remarks during a news conference with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in Beirut.

Bassil asserted that the presence of Syrians inside their country was the only way to save the country's diversity of the population.

The political solution is the only way out of the Syrian crisis, the minister told reporters, adding that Syrians should choose their leaders and the regime.

He warned that it was so difficult to make a distinction between refugees and militants.

The danger of terrorism became a world-wide phenomena that necessitated a swift and coordinated reaction, the minister said.

Asked about his country's relations with Brazil, the minister reiterated the importance of boosting relations with Brasilia, being a key player in the developing economies.

The two sides agreed on enhancing economic relations to raise the trade volume via increased investments, he said.

On an official two-day visit to Beirut that started Monday, Vieira discussed expansion of diplomatic and trade relations with Lebanon, as well as the humanitarian situation of the near 1.2 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees currently living in the country

Source: MENA