Germany, Austria call for special EU summit on refugee crisis

English.news.cn 2015-09-16 07:09:18

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann gestures as he attends a press conference in Berlin on Sept. 15, 2015.

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann gestures as he attends a press conference in Berlin on Sept. 15, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said on Tuesday they had proposed a special EU summit to discuss the current refugee crisis. (Xinhua/Guo Yang)

BERLIN, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said on Tuesday they had proposed a special EU summit to discuss the current refugee crisis.

Speaking at a press conference after their talks here, the two leaders said they had called for a refugee summit in the coming week during a joint telephone conversation with European Council President Donald Tusk. Full story

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Germany, Austria call for special EU summit on refugee crisis

English.news.cn | 2015-09-16 07:09:18 | Editor: xuxin

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann gestures as he attends a press conference in Berlin on Sept. 15, 2015.

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