The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has warned about the threat of extremism to global security, urging the international community to work out a โserious and comprehensiveโ approach against such threats.
โA genuine commitment by the international community to a serious and comprehensive approach to challengeย extremismย is imperative,โ Gholamali Khoshroo said on Friday in an address to a UN Security Council meeting in New York.
He added that extremist and terrorist groups will continue toย pose the gravest threat to the world unless they are fully dismantled.
Khoshroo emphasized that the international communityโs “inconsistent and incoherent” policy on the battle against extremist groupsย has undermined efforts to confront them and resulted in their emboldening.
The Iranian diplomat reiterated that any failure in the international fight against extremism would doom efforts in ridding the region of โthis malicious force.โ
Khoshroo also noted that a comprehensive strategy againstย the ISIL Takfiri terrorists must โaddress ideological, social, political and economicย dimensions of violent extremism.โ
Any genuine resolve against extremism must translateย into specific and effective actions, he added, stressing that adoption of a united front with a clear message and a coordinated strategy would be imperative.
โThe disruption ofย financial and logistical support andย sharing of relevantย information and intelligence as well asย enforcingย effectiveย and coordinated border controlย are critical to the success of this campaign,โ the Iranian ambassador pointed out.
He further warned that failure to disrupt support for terrorists and destroy their networks would lead to more bloodshed and destruction.
Khoshroo said violent extremismย has emerged as an unprecedented composition of “narcissistic, dogmatic and violent entities” with a global agenda.
He added that Iran strongly condemns widespreadย targeting and killing of ethnic and religious minorities byย the ISIL Takfiri terrorists and all other extremist groups.
Iran also condemns the destruction of mosques, holy shrines, churches, temples, artifacts and archeological treasures representing the rich cultural heritage of humanity, he said.
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