WELLINGTON: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday that he will use a trip to Turkey for Anzac Day commemorations to push Ankara for increased security on its border with Syria and Iraq.
The border is one of the preferred routes for foreign fighters seeking to join Islamic State (IS) militants, with Western powers criticising Turkey for not doing enough to seal it off.
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