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G20 Final Statement to Include General Approach to Refugee Crisis

© AP Photo / Santi PalaciosA young man gestures after disembarking from a dinghy at a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from the Turkish coast, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015
A young man gestures after disembarking from a dinghy at a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from the Turkish coast, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Russian G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash stated that G20 summit’s final statement will reflect the refugee issue, but only in a general approach.

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ANTALYA (Sputnik) The G20 summit’s final statement will reflect the refugee issue, but only in a general approach, Russian G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash told reporters Sunday.

“There will be a separate part in the text, a separate paragraph in the Antalya communique, devoted to general approaches as to how to regulate the situation, on the need to increase technical and financial assistance to help refugees, but I do not think the document may offer solutions of the problem,” she said.

“All details are to be discussed by the leaders,” Lukash added.

Svetlana Lukash stressed that the G20 summit’s final statement on terrorism will not offer concrete steps on countries or extremist groups but will rather contain general approaches.

"We in the G20 have agreed a joint statement on terrorism, it must be approved by the leaders. They will make their adjustments," she said.

The summit final statement will be issued by the end of the two-day summit, she said, adding that the issue of terrorism will be brought up at the first meeting on the agenda.

"The Paris terror attacks are the most acute issue today so I am sure that I believe, the leaders will begin the meeting with offering condolences to families of the victims and the injured, as well as with certain conclusions regarding those events," Lukash said.

On Friday night, extremists wearing explosive belts and carrying automatic weapons attacked several sites across Paris, killing 129 and injuring dozens of people at restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and in the vicinity of the Stade de France sports arena.

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