BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday urged G20 leaders to find a solution to the world-rattling European financial crisis.

"Many non-member countries are hoping for a solution from the G20," Santos said in Bogota.

The debt crisis in Europe is a hot topic during the G20 meeting in Cannes, France, where leaders of the world's major economies are seeking ways to contain the crisis and promote world economic growth.

Santos warned that the Latin American countries would be affected if the situation became worse.