Turkish President: 'Attention of people, facing racism, discrimination, focused on Baku'

Baku. 26 April. REPORT.AZ/ 'Turkeyhas given shelter to 3 million refugees. Turkey spends a lot of money in this activity. This is a very large amount. I would like to note that we do not close our doors as some countries. Sorry, but we cannot allow people to face with the risk of death'.

Report informs, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the official opening ceremony of the VII Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).

He said that if not carry out joint struggle against racism, it will be impossible to defeat terrorism: 'Turkey has been fighting against terrorism for 35 years. Over these years, we suffered a lot of casualties. We should be sincere if we fight against terrorism. Those, who provide terrorists with weapons should be condemned. Syrian people have been killed for 6 years. It should be prevented'.

Erdoğan stated that joint effort should be made create wonderful future for the younger generations: 'Attention of people, facing racism, discrimination, focused on Baku, on this event. Politicians, civil society representatives, religious leaders, each have their own responsibilities. We should coordinate our works and began to act'.