Bono hails Turkey for help on Syrian refugees

The lead singer of Irish rock band U2 Bono hails Turkey’s contribution in hosting Syrian refugees as a “lesson to the world,” in a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the premier’s office says.

With Turkey preparing to host migrants sent back from Greece under a controversial EU deal from tomorrow, Bono praises the country’s tolerance in hosting over 2.7 million Syrian refugees.

“I am very humbled by the generosity of the Turkish people. It is extraordinary. it is a lesson in grace,” Bono says at the meeting in Ankara.

“Years into the (Syria) conflict, in every town and city people are welcomed,” he says in the footage posted on the premier’s official YouTube channel, describing Turkey’s work as a “lesson to the world.”

— AFP