Erdogan: Paris attacks against "all humanity"

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the recent attacks that hit the French capital claiming the lives of 129 people and wounding 352 others were against "all humanity." Terrorism has no religion, Erdogan told a joint press conference with US President Barack Obama on Sunday ahead of the G20 Summit that kicks off in the city of Antalya, south of Turkey, later today.
This act of terror is not only against the people of France but against all of humanity, Erdogan said, urging the world to get united and fight the global phenomenon.
Erdogan said that his talks with Obama focused on fighting terrorism and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
For his part, Obama said terrorism knows no borders, praising Turkey for being an "important ally" in countering the threat posed by ISIL in Iraq and Syria and also for hosting two million refugees.
He reiterated Washington's support to Ankara in the fight against terrorism, the major threat to humanity, calling for joining force to eradicate it.
The Mediterranean Antalya province hosts today the G20 Summit, with countering terrorism featuring high on the agenda of the two-day discussions, together with the Syria crisis, refugees' influx into Europe, Middle East developments and the world's economy.
The G20 was established in Washington 1999 as a group representing 85 percent of the global economy. The volume of trade amongst the G20 members is at 75 percent of overall global economy.
The group consists of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and European Union.