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1st LD: EU-Turkey migration deal adopted: reports

Xinhua, March 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

A migration deal between the European Union (EU) and Turkey was adopted here on Friday during a summit between the two sides' leaders, according to media reports.

The quadrilateral meeting between European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu began on early Friday morning.

Later, all the EU leaders joined the negotiations with Davutoglu.

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel wrote on his Twitter account late Thursday that the EU members reached an agreement on a common stance, and Tusk would present it to Davutoglu on Friday morning for his endorsement. Endit