PARIS (Reuters) - France dismissed on Thursday any suggestion that millions of Syrian refugees could start returning home, as urged by Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll said the conditions for a return have not been met, given Assad's treatment of those who have already gone home and a possible offensive on rebel territory in northern Syria.
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