President Park Geun-hye has pledged to closely cooperate with France and other major powers to root out terrorism following the deadly attacks in Paris, condemning terrorism as a "cancer" that undermines peace and security of the world.

"No one is in the safe zone anymore from" violent extremism such as ISIL, Park said late Sunday in a session on terrorism and the refugee crisis on the first day of the G-20 summit in Turkey.

Park was referring to the Islamic State extremist group, which claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris that killed more than 120 people.

The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies is the world's premier forum on economic issues, but terrorism and the refugee crisis were high on the agenda at the two-day summit in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya following the attacks in Paris.

The summit brought together world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister David Cameron. French President Francois Hollande skipped the meeting due to the terror attacks.

"Our government will closely cooperate with the international community, including France and Turkey, to eradicate terrorism," Park said.

Park also said South Korea will help strengthen laws of each country to cut off financing of terrorism.

Currently, South Korea is the chair of the Financial Action Task Force, an inter-governmental policymaking body that sets standards and promotes the implementation of legal and regulatory measures against money laundering and financing of terrorism.

Park also called for a quick political solution to resolve instabilities in countries in transition such as Syria and Libya, saying the refugee crisis in Syria poses serious humanitarian challenges.

"South Korea will expand humanitarian assistance to countries that accept refugees," to help resolve refugee crisis, Park said, without elaborating.

In a separate session, Park asked the world leaders to narrow differences on a new deal to combat climate change, according to Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential office.

France is set to host a crucial U.N. Climate Change Conference later this month to try to produce a new legally binding deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are to blame for global warming.

The deal is set to be applicable to all countries and seeks to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. Park emphasized the importance of transferring technologies as well as financial aid to developing countries to help achieve that goal.

In June, South Korea offered to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent by 2030 from 850.6 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, an amount Seoul says it would reach if it lets business run as usual.

In another session, Park called for a faithful implementation of growth strategies laid out at last year's G-20 summit in Australia for inclusive and robust growth.

Last year, the world leaders set the goal to lift their combined gross domestic product by at least 2 percent by 2018.

At the G-20 summit in Australia, South Korea's economic plan received a top rating from the International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Park explained to the world leaders about the tangible results of reforms she has pursued in four key areas -- the public sector, the labor market, finance and education.

Park also renewed her calls for international support to her initiative to create a Northeast Asia Development Bank that would specialize in development in China's northeast and Russia's Far East as well as North Korea.

She suggested that South Korea will join hands with the international community to invest in infrastructure in North Korea and other parts of Northeast Asia, where annual demand is expected to be US$63 billion a year, if Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program and embraces openness and cooperation.

"Investment in North Korea's infrastructure is premised on denuclearization," An Chong-bum, senior presidential secretary for economic affairs, told reporters.

Still, North Korea has repeatedly vowed to develop its economy and nuclear arsenal in tandem, viewing its nuclear program as a powerful deterrent against what it claims is Washington's hostile policy.

Park was seated next to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the session. The two leaders also exchanged pleasantries before the G-20 summit and Abe told Park that there has been a good atmosphere in Japan over bilateral ties since their recent summit in Seoul, Japan's Kyodo news agency said.

Park told Abe that she was glad to hear that, Kyodo said, citing Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige Seko. Park and Abe also shook hands in a photo-op session ahead of the G-20 summit.

Kim Kyou-hyun, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs, confirmed the encounter, but said the two leaders did not discuss the issue of former Korean sex slaves for Japan's World War II soldiers.

Seoul-Tokyo relations remain badly frayed, largely because of Japan's refusal to atone for its past wrongdoings stemming from its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945. One of the key pending issues is a demand by former Korean sex slaves for an apology and compensation from Japan.

Earlier this month, Park met with Abe in Seoul in their first bilateral summit and they agreed to expedite consultations for an early resolution of the issue without specifying a time frame.

Separately, Park offered condolences to Britain over the deaths of some British citizens in the terror attacks in France during her bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron on the sidelines of the G-20 summit.

Park and Cameron agreed to further strengthen cooperation to improve crisis management capabilities, Jeong said. Last year, South Korea helped evacuate nearly 50 British citizens from Libya.

The two leaders also agreed to seek close cooperation in peacekeeping operations in Africa and to develop their cooperative ties forged in the process of ending an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

Earlier this year, South Korea completed its Ebola relief mission in the West African nation. It was the first time the South Korean government has sent an emergency relief team to fight the outbreak of an epidemic overseas. (Yonhap)