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Wednesday 25 Nov 2015 - 13:04 Makkah mean time-13-2-1437
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Sochi, Russia (IINA) - Jordanian King Abdullah discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin international efforts in the war on terrorism, as well as the latest developments in the Middle East region, especially in the Syrian arena.
In a joint press confernece with the Russian president during his recent working visit to the Russian city of Sochi, the King said, “The current regional developments compel the international community to work stronger together, both militarily and diplomatically, in the context of Vienna conference,” Petra reported.
The king said: "Daesh, Al Qaeda and their offshoots want this to be a fight against humanity as well as Islam. Your fight against Daesh is a fight that all of us have to do together, not only in Syria and Iraq, but also you and I have said that this is a global war, a war that binds all of us together. And you and I have both talked for many years about the holistic nature of the challenge how we have to combine international efforts not only in our region, to fight this in Africa, in Asia as well as in our region.''
"So this is not just the challenges we face in Syria and Iraq, but we have also seen terrorism in Saudi Arabia, Beirut and unfortunately recently in Paris as well as Mali," Abdullah noted.
King Abdullah offered his condolences to Putin, and that of the Jordanian people, for the tragic, terrorist, heinous attack on the innocent Russians that lost their lives on the Metro jet terrorist attack, as well as, the loss of the Russian pilot today.
"And, again, I commend the very strong relationship between our two countries and between you and myself. I have known you for many years and our relationship has always been a strong one; and I know it will always continue from strength to strength," King Abdullah concluded.
From his side, The Russian President said: “We are in close contact with each other. It is obvious that today when there is such an intensive fight against international terrorism, we need to get united. And I am aware that our military and special forces are working in that right direction.”
This event goes beyond framework of regular fights against terrorism. Naturally, our military are pursuing a heroic path against terrorism. They are sacrificing their selves. In this context, we really count on the active participation of all countries of the region. We will continue working with you experts, with your special forces and military as well as those from, the president added.
SM/IINA
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