Turkey EU 'can only solve refugee crisis together'
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) The challenges facing Europe in terms of the refugee crisis can be solved through cooperation among the 28 member states and Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.
Speaking at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday Davutoglu said: ''We have many challenges in front of us. The only way to respond to these challenges is solidarity. At the end of the day our continent is all together.''
Davutoglu is set to meet with the 28 EU heads of government in Brussels on Monday to discuss ways to solve the worst refugee and migrant crisis facing the Europe since World War II.
The EU has pledged to provide 3 billion euros [$3.2 billion] in aid for refugees hosted in Turkey visa liberalization for Turkish citizens and speeding up of the candidate country's EU accession process.
In exchange the EU is expecting Turkey which hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees in the world to stop migrants and refugees from entering Europe via its neighbor Greece.
''Turkey is ready to work with EU and Turkey is ready to be member of the EU as well'' Davutoglu said.
''Today I hope this summit which will not focus only irregular migration but also the Turkish accession process to the EU will be a success story and a turning point in our relations'' he added.
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