​King Salman calls for united efforts to stamp out terror

Thursday 14 Apr 2016 - 20:11 Makkah mean time-7-7-1437

Istanbul (IINA) - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman called on the Muslim Ummah to stand united in their fight against the scourge of terrorism. In his speech at the opening session of the 13th Islamic Summit Conference of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Thursday, the King also called for adopting strong position against attempts from some vested interests for flagrant interference in the internal affairs of some member countries.
“The present day realities necessitate us to stand united more than ever to fight the scourge of terrorism as well as to protect the younger generation from being under its fierce attack,” he said. King Salman referred to the major initiative taken recently by the Kingdom in combating terror. “We have made a serious step in this direction through forming an Islamic military alliance, consisting of 39 countries, in order to coordinate all efforts through intellectual, media, financial and military initiatives based on the OIC’s principles and objectives.”
Referring to the interference in the internal affairs of some Muslim countries from the part of some vested interests, the King emphasized that this was instrumental in further aggravating the sectarian division within the Ummah. “The Muslim world is reeling under conflicts and crises, and that are represented by the blatant interference in the affairs of a number of Islamic countries apart from sowing seeds of discord and division, and inciting sectarian strife. The armed militias are being used to destabilize our security and stability so as to spread their influence and domination,” the King said while calling for a strong position to prevent such interference and maintain the security and safety of the Muslim world.
King Salman also called for finding solutions to the core issues facing the Muslim world. “Finding a just solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with the Arab peace initiative and international legitimacy resolutions is in the forefront of these issues.” “Putting an end to the Syrian crisis in accordance with the decisions of Geneva 1 and Security Council resolution 2254, as well as to support the existing efforts to end the Libyan crisis are other top issues. On the Yemeni cause, we support the UN efforts for the success of consultations to be held in Kuwait in implementation of Security Council resolution 2216,” the King said.
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