With a population of 5.8 million, the two million Syrian refugees in the country means Lebanon is home to the largest number of refugees per capita.
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00:00Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mekati has called for Syrian refugees in his country
00:07to return home after the dramatic downfall last week of Bashar al-Assad. Speaking at
00:12a political gathering in Rome, Mekati said a third of Lebanon's population is made up
00:17of people who fled Syria. He said the high refugee numbers had put a strain on resources
00:22and created fierce competition for jobs. Authorities in Lebanon say the country hosts around two
00:28million Syrians. Mekati's comments come as countries across Europe have begun deliberating
00:34what to do with their Syrian refugee populations. Several countries, including Belgium, Denmark
00:40and Germany, have stopped processing asylum applications filed by Syrians. But they all
00:46agree it's too early to consider returning refugees to Syria. The European Commission
00:51said that currently the conditions are not met for safe, voluntary, dignified returns
00:56to Syria.
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