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Turkey's Erdogan to hold migration talks with EU

13:27, Monday, 05 October, 2015
Turkey's Erdogan to hold migration talks with EU

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to hold key talks with EU officials in Brussels on how to deal with the migrant crisis.

Turkey is home to at least two million Syrian refugees and has been one of the main departure points for those trying to reach Europe.

It is thought EU officials will offer financial aid for more camps in Turkey.

Mr Erdogan is expected to press for more EU involvement to end the war in Syria.

EU leaders hope Syrian asylum seekers will stay in Turkey if camps there are better and if they have access to healthcare and jobs, correspondents report.

The EU is also expected to demand the right to help patrol Turkey's coastline to crack down on people smugglers.

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