Erdogan presses EU to act in Syria over migrant crisis


  • World
  • Tuesday, 06 Oct 2015

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a rally against terrorism in Strasbourg, France, October 4, 2015. Some 30000 supporters coming from several countries including France, Germany, and Switzerland gathered in Strasbourg on Sunday to listen to Erdogan's address. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the European Union on Monday to consider safe havens and no-fly zones in Syria as a way to resolve the bloc's migrant crisis but signalled a readiness to discuss Europe's calls for more camps in Turkey.

In a historic trip that was overshadowed by Russia's incursions into Turkey's airspace near Syria, Erdogan sought to shift the focus onto what he sees as Europe's failure to take in more refugees or intervene in the Syrian civil war.

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