(MENAFN- AzerNews) Saudi Arabia will continue to work to prevent the resurgence of
ISIS again, the Kingdom's Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal
bin Farhan says in a speech at the ministerial meeting of the
Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on Thursday, Azernews reports,
citing Al Arabiya.
The Kingdom believes in the need to confront terrorism and
extremist ideology, he said, adding that it is necessary to dry up
the sources of financing for ISIS.
Saudi Arabia will make every effort to pursue ISIS wherever it
is, the minister said. Coordinated efforts to root out terrorism
will continue, he added in his speech.
He also urged countries around the world to work together to
spread the values of tolerance and dialogue.
“So I would say to those countries, you must step up, you must
take up responsibilities, being part of a coalition means working
together,” Prince Faisal said.
His statements came during a meeting of the Global Coalition to
Defeat ISIS, which the Kingdom is co-hosting with the United
States.
For his part, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the
United States' commitment to defeating ISIS and eradicating
terrorist groups.
However, he warned that Afghanistan and some African countries
continue to witness an increase in ISIS attacks.
He also warned that keeping foreign ISIS militants in camps may
lead to their resurgence, and all foreign militants must be
repatriated to their home countries, which he says is an important
step in dismantling the al-Hol camp in Syria.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with US Secretary of
State Antony Blinken ahead of the ministerial meeting, and the two
vowed to work together to advance stability, security, and
prosperity across the Middle East and beyond, the State Department
said late Tuesday.
According to State Department Spokesman Matt Miller, the US
secretary expressed appreciation for Saudi Arabia's leadership in
hosting the upcoming Defeat ISIS meeting and stressed the
importance of continued efforts to fight terrorism.
In 2014, ISIS fighters seized Iraqi cities and declared a
self-styled caliphate in a large swath of territory in Syria and
Iraq. The group was formally declared defeated in 2017 following a
three-year bloody battle that left tens of thousands dead, but its
sleeper cells continue to hide across the world.
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