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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the G-20 leaders to revive global economic growth through structural reform.

Turkey and China have established a cooperation council to develop relations in the fields of politics, economy, trade, security, and tourism, with the Turkish co-chair expected to appear at a G-20 meeting in Shanghai on Feb. 26.    

Turkey's G-20 presidency ended with the Antalya Summit last month, and the Chinese year has already begun with the release of the document "China G-20 2016: G-20 Summit 2016, China" that underlines its priorities for 2016. Looking back at the Turkish G-20 priorities document released approximately one year ago, one remembers the three "i's" - inclusiveness, implementation and investment.

Vladimir Putin has said his country has intelligence data showing that IS terrorists are financed from 40 countries, including some G20 members.

The Russian president made the remarks during the G20 summit currently underway in Turkey.

Speaking at the conclusion of the G20 meeting in Turkey, President Barack Obama said on Monday that sending troops to Syria to fight ISIS would be a “mistake” because we would see “a repetition of what we’ve seen before.” He explained that if you “do not have local populations that are committed to inclusive governance and who are pushing back against ideological extremes, they resurface.”

The BRICS group of emerging nations called on the Group of 20 (G-20) top developed and developing nations on Nov. 15 to strengthen their macroeconomic policy cooperation to prevent bad effects from a weak global economy and reduce risks to growth.

World leaders attending the G20 meeting in Turkey to discuss the refugee crisis on European security held a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorists attacks in Paris that left 129 dead and hundreds injured.

The G20 countries need to to address the issue of terrorist financing and share information on suspected transactions to counter the threat of global terrorism, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday.

The leaders of the world's 20 largest economies pledged to use all policy tools to address uneven economic growth that falls short of expectations, according to a draft G-20 communique seen by Reuters on Nov. 15.

Friday's deadly attacks in Paris have added fresh urgency to the scheduled talks on terror, a key theme on the agenda at the two-day Group of 20 Summit in the Turkish resort town of Antalya on November 15.

As world leaders gathered in Antalya, the attacks in Paris and global efforts aimed at crackdown on terrorism will take center stage.