"The
practical capability of Europe to host new waves of refugees, not to mention
irregular economic migrants, is close to limits," Donald Tusk said at a
news conference. He urged the rest of the world to share the burden of refugees
escaping war and famine in the Middle East and Africa, AFP reported.
"Only
global efforts supporting refugees and their host communities will be able to
bear fruit. That is why we want to encourage our partners to increase
humanitarian and development aid, as well as refugee resettlement. We need to
address the root causes that force millions of people to leave their homes and
seek shelter elsewhere," Tusk added.
German
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she saw the possibility of a "positive
outcome" to negotiations between Turkey and the European Union on a visa
waiver for Turks, but that it would still take weeks of work.
The offer to
scrap visas for Turks entering the EU was one incentive for Turkey to agree to
a deal to curb the flow of migrants across the Aegean Sea. But it's conditional
on, among other things, Turkey modifying its definition of terrorism and what
constitutes a terror act to ensure that journalists and academics aren't
arrested. Ankara has refused to make changes.
Merkel said
after meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday at the G-20 summit
that they didn't discuss a precise time frame but "we agreed that there is
still work to do."
"We
should build an open world economy," Chinese President Xi Jinping said
before an audience that included President Obama, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May and leaders from Japan, South Korea,
India and other governments.
"Group
of 20 countries should abide by their commitment to avoid taking new
protectionist measures, strengthen investment policy cooperation and take
effective action to promote trade growth," Xi said.
China hopes
to use its status as this year's G-20 leader to increase its influence in
global economic management. Chinese officials say they want the G-20, created
to coordinate the response to the 2008 financial crisis, to take on a
longer-term regulatory role.
The World
Trade Organization is forecasting this year's global trade growth at an anemic
2.8 percent -- its fifth straight year below 3 percent.
Leaders at
the meeting have said they will call for "inclusive growth" -- a
reference to efforts to defuse pressure to protect local industries by spreading
the benefits of closer global integration to millions of people who have been
left behind by wrenching changes.
Obama
stressed that theme at a separate news conference with May.
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