EU preparing 'substantial' aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey, says Asselborn
The European Union is preparing a "substantial" aid package for Turkey to help it meet the cost of hosting around two million Syrian refugees, the Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Friday during a visit to Ankara.
The European Union is preparing a "substantial" aid package for Turkey to help it meet the cost of hosting around two million Syrian refugees, the Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Friday during a visit to Ankara.
Addressing a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Feridun Sinirlioglu, Asselborn said it was the EU's "responsibility" to "financially support a country which is confronted with a problem, involving huge costs".
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