HH the Emir of Qatar Participates in UN Security Council Open Debate

New York, September 24 (QNA) - HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani participated in the open debate meeting of the UN Security Council at the summit level on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts (fighters foreign terrorists) chaired by US President Barack Obama, at UN headquarters in New York today along with a number of Heads of State and Governments. HH the Emir delivered a speech in which extended thanks to President Obama for convening this important meeting. HH the expressed hope that this would enhance the international cooperation and coordination and collective effort to address the phenomenon of foreign terrorists fighters in particular, and other manifestations of international terrorism. HH the Emir expressed keenness to participate in the meeting. HH the Emir said that there is agreement in the international community that terrorism is a grave danger, stressing the needs to address this phenomenon as a priority. The peoples of our region have a share of the unfortunate suffering from terrorism, including the targeting of innocent civilians and civilian institutions and spread of t horror of political goals. HH the Emir referred to his speech today at the UN General Assembly session that there is no civilization in the modern era which has not suffered from terrorism whether left-wing or right-wing or religious, adding that it is fatal error to link this type of political violence with specific culture or religion or nationality . There is no doubt that cross-border terrorism, and the use of means of communication and modern technology contribute to the transmission of this scourge, which makes it impossible to address them without concrete cooperation of countries to face it, HH the Emir noted.