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Russia plans to help Syria rebuild energy facilities that have been devastated by years of war, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak has said.

“We have signed a road map, not only in the field of electricity but also oil and gas, covering the restoration of oil fields and the development of new deposits,” Novak was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on February 13.

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