BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is ready to cooperate more with Turkey to tackle migration, European Council President Charles Michel said after a two-day meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.
“We want responsible cooperation with Turkey,” Michel told a news conference.
Turkey hosts thousands of Syrian migrants migrants fleeing civil war who would otherwise seek refuge in EU countries.
(Reporting by Robin Emmott, writing by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by John Chalmers)
