DUSHANBE, November 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The G20 10th summit that is taking place in Antalya, Turkey, on November 15-16 has reportedly brought together the G20 member states as well as Azerbaijan, Spain, Malaysia, Senegal, Singapore and Zimbabwe.

Leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) have reportedly gathered in Antalya, Turkey, to discuss global economy issues and ways to boost global growth.  The refugee crisis and the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are also on the agenda.

France''s President Francois Hollande was unable to attend the summit as he''s currently dealing with the aftermath of a violent terrorist attack which took place in Paris on November 13.  Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was also unable to attend the event due to the elections in her country.

According to Reuters , U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like those in Paris, while urging Russia''s Vladimir Putin to focus on combating the jihadist group in Syria.

Obama reportedly huddled with Putin during a working lunch and the two agreed on the need for a Syrian-led transition including U.N.-mediated talks.

Putin and Obama talked “extensively,” Russian news agencies cited top Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov as saying.

“Strategic objectives relating to the fight against the Islamic State are, in principle, very similar, but there are differences on the tactics side,” he was quoted as saying.

Their meeting builds on progress in Vienna, where foreign ministers on Saturday outlined a plan for a political process in Syria leading to elections within two years, although differences over Assad''s role remain.

Reuters reports that a White House official said Obama and Putin agreed during a 35-minute meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Turkey on the need for a political transition in Syria, saying events in Paris had made it all the more urgent.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he welcomed the renewed sense of urgency to find a solution to the war in Syria after the Paris attacks, adding the world had a “rare moment” of diplomatic opportunity to end the violence.

The coordinated attacks by gunmen and suicide bombers in Paris on Friday reportedly put leaders of the world''s major economies under increased pressure to find common cause.

It remains to be seen, however, whether Washington itself has an appetite for much deeper involvement after already stepping up air strikes and committing small numbers of special operations troops to northern Syria to advise opposition forces in the fight against ISL, Reuters reports.

The Paris carnage, in which 129 people were killed in attacks on a concert hall, restaurants, bars and a sports stadium, also poses a major challenge for Europe, with populist leaders rushing to demand an end to an influx of refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa.

According to a draft communiqué seen by Reuters , in a diplomatic coup for Europe and for Turkey, the G20 leaders will agree that migration is a global problem that must be addressed in a coordinated way.

According to a separate draft statement, they also agreed to step up border controls and aviation security in the wake of the Paris attacks, which they condemned as “heinous.”