BRUSSELS - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday vowed solidarity with his European counterparts to address the exacerbated migrant crisis.
"We have many challenges in front of us, the only way to response to these challenges is solidarity," said Davutoglu on his arrival for the European Union (EU) -Turkey summit.
"I am back in Brussels for the second EU-Turkey summit in three months, this summit itself shows how indispensable Turkey is for the EU and the EU for Turkey," he told reporters.
Ankara has been hosting millions of migrants who were keen to cross its border to enter the EU and sought asylums.
The EU and Turkey earlier hammered out an action plan to stem migration flows and tackle networks of traffickers and smugglers and now "the full and speedy implementation of the EU-Turkey action plan remains a priority" to the summit, said a statement from the European Council.
"At the end of the day our continent is our continent all together. we have to see the whole picture, not just irregular migration, but the whole future of our continent is on the table where we need solidarity between us," Davutoglu said.
"I am sure these challenges will be solved through our cooperation and Turkey is ready to work with the EU," he added.(Xinhua)