Beirut, June 1 (IANS) Leba**n's interior ministry Saturday warned all Syrian refugees registered in the country **t to go back to Syria as of Sunday, threatening that those who leave "will be deprived of their refugee status". The decision aimed to preserve "the safety of refugees" in Leba**n, Xinhua quoted the ministry as saying in a statement, adding that all concerned border authorities will be **tified of this measure through the country's General Security. "We are keen on preserving the refugees' security in Leba**n as well as relationships between Syrian refugees with Lebanese citizens to prevent any tensions," the statement said. The ministry asked the UN agencies and other international organisations "to give this issue the utmost importance and inform Syrian refugees of the new measure".