Lebanese President Michel Aoun received an invitation to visit Russia, his sources confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat. A date has not yet been set for the visit, they added. Russia’s Sputnik news agency quoted a political source close to Aoun as saying, however, that the date for the trip has been set for later this month. The president will be scheduled to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Discussions between the two leaders will focus on political, diplomatic and economic affairs, as well as Syrian refugees and their return to their homeland through a Moscow-proposed initiative, said the source. They will also address Russia’s efforts in restoring peace in the region and the positive role it is playing to that end, it added.