Riyadh: Agencies
The Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Coalition to Combat Terrorism stressed the importance of a unified position among the member states in condemning the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, stressing the determination of their countries to enhance cooperation, coordinate and unify efforts to ward off the dangers of terrorism and stand against it, and the importance of joint collective action. To confront all forms and images of terrorism and extremism.
In the final statement of the second meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Coalition to Combat Terrorism, they expressed their satisfaction with the progress achieved in the coalition’s journey, stressing their keenness to continue efforts in the war on terrorism and eliminating it through organized collective action and comprehensive planning in accordance with plans and initiatives that support The main areas of the alliance are: the intellectual field, the media field, the field of combating terrorist financing, and the military field.
The statement - which was broadcast by the Saudi Press Agency - stated that the defense ministers of the member states were briefed - during the meetings - on the coalition’s methodology and the initiatives it included, which were designed based on the needs of the member states through their representatives in the coalition in accordance with its governance, explaining that the meeting was aware of the importance of working to activate this Initiatives aimed at combating terrorism in its various fields. The Defense Ministers agreed to launch a fund to finance coalition initiatives designated to receive financial contributions from member states, supporting states, and international bodies and organizations.
The attendees also praised the consensus of visions reached at this meeting, and the importance of concerted efforts to achieve the goals sought by the coalition to fight terrorism, through its members and in the existing partnership with friendly, supportive countries and international organizations concerned with combating terrorism, based on respect for the principles of international legitimacy and welcoming willing countries. In joining the coalition in the future.
According to media reports, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia discussed, with Kuwait, Djibouti, Mauritania and Sudan, military and defense cooperation and ways to enhance it, and the latest regional and international developments of common interest. According to the Middle East News Agency,
This came during a meeting between the Saudi Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Coalition to Combat Terrorism, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior in Kuwait, Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, and the Minister of Defense in charge of relations with Parliament in Djibouti, Hassan. Omar Burhan, the Sudanese Minister of Defense, retired Lieutenant General Yassin Ibrahim Yassin Abdel Hadi, and the Mauritanian Minister of Defense Hannah Ould Sidi, separately, on the sidelines of the second meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Coalition to Combat Terrorism, hosted by Riyadh, according to what was reported by the Saudi Press Agency ( SPA).
During the meetings, the topics on the meeting’s agenda were reviewed, in addition to discussing a number of issues of common interest.
For his part, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Interior of Kuwait, Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, affirmed the State of Kuwait’s firm belief in the importance of collective action to achieve a unified vision, raise the level of the armed forces, develop their work system, enhance their capabilities, and support their efforts to confront all forms of extremism and terrorism.
(Kuwait Defense) explained - in a statement on Saturday - that this came in a speech delivered by the minister during his participation in the second meeting of the (Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Coalition to Combat Terrorism) in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, headed by Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Chairman of the Council.
The minister added that the exceptional emergency circumstances on the regional and international arenas push everyone towards achieving the highest levels of readiness, vigilance and preparedness to confront various situations and variables through developing the system of joint Islamic military cooperation based on “firm certainty and great confidence in the capabilities and capabilities of our armed forces in carrying out the various roles, tasks and duties entrusted to them.” ".
He expressed the State of Kuwait's appreciation for the great efforts and tireless efforts made by the defense ministers of the coalition countries with the aim of supporting the bonds of cooperation, coordination and joint teamwork among its armed forces.
He stressed that this cooperation has yielded many tangible achievements and results in combating extremist terrorist ideology and the aggressive tendencies it carries through preventive operations aimed at drying up the sources of terrorist financing and through support and assistance to member states to enable them to control this ideology that is alien to the principles and values of the true Islamic religion.