Turkey and Germany agree on refugee policy

Turkey and Germany are in full consensus on the refugee crisis, Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlio?lu has said, adding Germany's views on the issue were the most similar to Turkey's among European countries.  
"Germany's attitude should be an example to others in Europe," Sinirlio?lu said, speaking at a press conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

The Turkish and German foreign ministers met on Sept. 18 over the refugee crisis Europe has been facing recently, which has seen thousands of Syrians flowing into European states, largely from the Turkish border.  
Steinmeier stressed both international organizations and Syria's neighboring countries, including Turkey, should be financially assisted. 

Asked about solutions in Syria with the inclusion of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Sinirlio?lu said the Syrian president has already been placed "in the dark pages of history."

"Al-Assad has no role to play, whether in Syria's future or in efforts to bring stability to Syria," Sinirlio?lu said.

The minister said Turkey has some plans to resolve the Syrian crisis, without further elaborating on the issue. 

The European Union will not close its borders to refugees, its term president, Luxemburg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, said in Ankara earlier in the day, while noting the EU was working on financial aid for Turkey's Syrian refugees within the country. 

"We will not close our doors. We will establish an admission mechanism. EU member states should receive refugees in an equal way, otherwise we will not be able to handle this case," Asselborn said, speaking at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart. 

"Wire fences cannot be a solution of this crisis. The EU's...