US praises Turkey’s support to over 4m refugees

Syrian refugees with their belongings pass through Oncupinar border gate to reach their hometowns before Eid al-Adha in Kilis, Turkey on August 29, 2017 [Ensar Özdemir / Anadolu Agency]

The US deputy secretary of state today appreciated Turkey’s continued support to refugees.

Describing her meeting with Turkey’s deputy foreign minister, Sedat Onal, in Ankara productive, Wendy Sherman on Twitter said: “We appreciate Turkey’s continued support to over 4 million refugees.”

The importance of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law as well as Afghanistan, Syria and regional issues were also discussed in the meeting, Sherman noted.

Turkey has been one of the main country which has been welcoming Syrian refugees –
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