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BEIRUT, March 28 (Xinhua) — Visiting Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas lauded Lebanon on Wednesday for hosting the Syrian refugees, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to NNA, Ratas held separate talks Wednesday with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Speaking to reporters from the Grand Serail, Ratas said his country fully supports Lebanon’s security, stability and sovereignty. The visiting premier lauded Lebanon’s hosting of Syrian refugees and its efforts in this regard, revealing that he invited Hariri to visit Estonia. Describing his visit to Lebanon as good, fruitful and interesting, Ratas hoped “to see improvement in the ties between the two countries, especially in the economic field.” The Estonian premier had on Tuesday inspected his country’s troops who are serving within the UNIFIL peacekeeping force and also visited the UN-demarcated Blue Line on Lebanon’s border with Israel.