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[h=4]Obama vows at G-20 summit to hunt down Paris terrorists[/h]'The skies are darkened by the horrific attacks that took place in Paris,' Obama said.
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President Barack Obama and other G20 leaders are discussing how to respond to the terror strikes in Paris that Obama calls an attack on the civilized world. Leaders opened Sunday's session by observing a moment of silence for the victims. (Nov. 15) AP
President Obama observes a minute of silence with other world leaders for the Paris attack victims during a session of the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey on Nov. 15, 2015.(Photo: Tolga Bozoglu, EPA)
ANTALYA, Turkey — President Obama joined other world leaders for a summit at this Mediterranean resort Sunday, vowing to join French authorities in hunting down the terrorists responsible for the worst attack on<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Paris since World War II.
"The skies are darkened by the horrific attacks that took place in Paris,” Obama declared after<span style="color: Red;">*</span>meeting with Turkish President Recep<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Erdogan<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ahead of the opening of a two-day<span style="color: Red;">*</span>meeting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of leaders representing the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>world's top 20 economies.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"We stand in solidarity with them in hunting down the perpetrators of this crime and bringing them to justice.”
“The killing of innocent people based on a twisted ideology is not just an attack on France, not just an attack on Ankara, but an attack on the civilized world," Obama said, referring to Friday night's Paris attacks that killed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>129 people, and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>bombings in the Turkish capital in October that killed more than 100.
Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for 35 minutes off to the sides of the summit, the White House said. The two leaders mentioned the progress in Syria talks in Vienna, including the areas of agreement outlined in the International Syria Support Group's statement of Nov. 14.
President Obama meets Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose back is to the camera, at the G-20 Summit.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Volkan Furuncu, AP)
"Specifically, President Obama and President Putin agreed on the need for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition, which would be proceeded by U.N.-mediated negotiations between the Syrian opposition and regime as well as a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>cease-fire," the White House said. "As the diplomacy continues, President Obama welcomed efforts by all nations to confront the terrorist group ISIL and noted the importance of Russia's military efforts in Syria focusing on the group."
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Obama said he and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Erdogan, the summit's host, discussed fortifying the borders between Syria and Turkey,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>redoubling<span style="color: Red;">*</span>efforts to bring about a peaceful end to the four-year<span style="color: Red;">*</span>civil war in Syria and eliminating<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Islamic State, the radical group that claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
The Syrian war has unleashed millions of refugees, most winding up in Turkey and raising concerns that Islamic State terrorists may be among those crossing into Turkey and migrating from there to Western Europe. That concern has been heightened by the discovery of a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Syrian passport near the body of one of the Paris terrorists.
Obama<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>United States<span style="color: Red;">*</span>stands with Turkey and Europe in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reducing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the flow of migrants there. Hundreds of thousands of them<span style="color: Red;">*</span>have entered Europe<span style="color: Red;">*</span>this year.
The terrorist attacks served as a somber backdrop for the Group of 20 summit, which was created during the 2008 financial crisis to focus on global economic concerns.
Erdogan welcomed each leader to Antalya. They then posed for a group photograph, where a visibly drawn French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius took the place of President François Hollande, who canceled his trip to deal with the aftermath of the attacks.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The summit is taking place at a heavily guarded luxury resort.
Others attending include leaders from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>China, Japan, major European countries, Brazil and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Saudi Arabia. In addition to terrorism, the war in Syria and the migrant crisis, the group planned to discuss<span style="color: Red;">*</span>trade, climate change, financial regulation<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and changes<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to the International Monetary Fund.
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