Turkey's Erdogan hails G2 s strong stance against terror

11/17/2015 7:10:47 AM

(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogansaid Monday thatastrong position againstterrorism was an important outcomeof the G20 meetingheld in Turkey's southern Antalya province.

Terrorism and theSyrian crisis werethefocal point ofthis year’s summit in the wake of the deadly Parisattacks late Friday night with Turkey consistently arguing it wanted an international cooperation.

The most important result of the summit in Antalya wasthe fact that all G20 countries were now displayinga strong stance against terrorism said the Turkish president.

"Without ensuring global peace and stability we cannot talkabout a strong global economy"Erdogan said in the summit's closing press conference. "We donothave the luxury of overlooking factors ofstability. We also took up the issue of terrorism and the refugee crisis in addition to financial matters."

"We know what terrorism is" said Erdogan. "We have faced terrorism since the 1970s. We are more than ready to cooperate with our international friends to combat terrorism."

Erdogan said that Muslim leaders of the G20 also said they would assume their responsibilityto fight against Daesh.

"The conflicts and instability in different regions of the world have a direct impact on all of us" he said. "We have a number of failed states. Syria is in this situation. We havebeen closely feeling the impact of events in Syria since Day One."

According to Turkish officials Turkey is hosting 2.5millionrefugeesfrom Iraq and Syria andthe country hasspent $8.5 billion dealing with the Syrianrefugees --around1 percent of Turkish gross domesticproducts (GDP) --since 2011 all the while criticizing the European Union and other developing countries forfailing to share the burden.

"They are victims.There is no hope for those people to go back to their homes" he said. "Without agreeing on a resolution that can be accepted by all parts in Syria there can be no solution to problems in the region including terrorism."

The Turkish president warnedSyrian President Bashar al-Assadwould never have a role in his country’s future.

"Assad who has been slaughteringhis own people has no place in the future of Syria and never will have" added Erdogan.

Economic issues

Regarding economic issuesG20 leaders committed to reduce youth unemployment andthe gap in women’s labor force participation in the world.

"We are aiming to reduce youth unemployment by15 percent by 2025"Erdogansaid adding that the gender gap too will be reduced by 25 percent within that timeframe.

Erdogan also said that the leaders discussed the impact of a possibleinterest rate hike by the Fed in the world's largest economy U.S.

"We said that central banks have to continue their economic support especially in developing countries. We noted also that public finance policies have to focus on long-term stability growth. Growth strategies have to be implemented effectively in order toreach an additional 2.1 percent growth rate by 2018."

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