France will take in 24,000 refugees over next two years: Hollande

French President Francois Hollande attending a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 7, 2015. - REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS, Sept 7, 2015 (AFP) - President Francois Hollande said Monday France would take in 24,000 refugees over the next two years and proposed to host an international conference on Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II.

Hollande told reporters the European Commission was preparing to unveil a proposal for mandatory quotas for EU states to relocate 120,000 refugees, "which for France will represent 24,000 people. We will do it."