G-20 Targets Post-Paris Terrorism Financing, Border Controls
- Draft statement to urge coordination on combatting extremism
- Leaders concerned about increased flow of foreign fighters
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World leaders will pledge to redouble efforts to strike at the lifeblood of terrorist organizations by targeting how they are financed and the movement of foreign extremists across borders in the wake of the attack in Paris.
In a statement dedicated to tackling the global terrorist threat, Group of 20 leaders meeting in the Turkish resort of Antalya will call for better coordination and exchange of information to cut off funding and a more comprehensive approach on addressing the conditions conducive to terrorism, according to two officials familiar with the draft. They also will look at tightening borders to detect travel and bolstering aviation safety.