ANTALYA, Turkey Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his fellow G20 leaders that Canada will still play an active role in the coalition fighting Islamic militants, despite his decision to withdraw fighter jets from the mission.

Trudeau also called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant a "scourge" as he condemned Friday's terror attack in Paris and a previous incident in Turkey.

"He told his colleagues that Canada has been an active member of the coalition and will continue to be, but will evaluate how we can best contribute," Cameron Ahmad, Trudeau's spokesman, said in an email.

Canadian officials have previously said that Canada is considering strengthening its efforts to train Kurdish fighters in their ground war against ISIL.

Trudeau made his remarks at a leaders' dinner Sunday night at the Turkish resort of Antalya, where the G20 was meeting.

Details of his comments at the dinner, which was focused on the fight against ISIL and the refugee crisis, were released by Trudeau's office on Monday.

Ahmad said Trudeau opened his address by "saluting once again the courage and resilience of the people of Paris, and particularly their colleague Francois Hollande, who continues to show strength and resolve, and an unwillingness to succumb to terror."

Trudeau is expected to speak to Canadian reporters Monday before leaving the G20 summit that has been dominated by the deadly attacks in Paris.

The prime minister met Monday with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as he faces pressure to reconsider his decision to withdraw Canada's six CF-18 fighter jets from the U.S.-led coalition bombing ISIL in Syria.

Trudeau pledged Canada's continuing solidarity, while the two leaders said they would work together for "an ambitious outcome" to the international climate change summit that will still take place in Paris later this month, albeit under heightened security, his office said.

Fabius was standing in at the summit for President Francois Hollande, who remained in France to respond to Friday's attacks, which he has called an act of war.

Prior to the Trudeau meeting, Fabius defended France's decision to launch retaliatory air strikes on ISIL in Raqqa, Syria.

He said the French response was a "political" one and that France had to be "present and active" following Friday's violence, which left 129 people dead.

Trudeau and his fellow G20 leaders face calls for a firm response to the ISIL attacks in Paris.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau told reporters Sunday that Canada will still withdraw its CF-18s but will continue to make a meaningful contribution to the coalition campaign against ISIL.

U.S. President Barack Obama has characterized Friday's violence in Paris an "attack on the civilized world."

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The attacks have largely overshadowed the economic agenda of the G20, as leaders continued Monday to discuss a response the growing threat of ISIL.

Trudeau held bilateral meetings Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.