`Millions more` could flee Syria war

Risingbd Desk: The EU is offering new incentives to Turkey - including financial aid and easing of visa restrictions - for help to solve the migrant crisis.

The European Commission said it would also "strengthen its capacity to combat migrant smuggling" off Turkey`s coast.

The draft action plan is yet to be accepted by Turkey. It does not address some the demands made by its president.

Turkey says millions more refugees could flee the conflict in Syria due to Russian and Iranian involvement.

European Council President Donald Tusk said earlier that, according to Ankara`s estimates, three million more people could head to Europe from Aleppo and the surrounding area.

But the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says it has so far had no reports of more people leaving Syria, and that Mr Tusk`s comments were "speculative".

In Brussels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and EU leaders agreed to finalise an action plan with Turkey in the coming days to deal with the refugee crisis.

Source: Agencies

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