EU pledges better cooperation with Muslim countries in the fight against terror
- 9 years ago
“We are determined to do what is necessary to keep Europe safe from the terrorist threat,” said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Monday (January 19).
He was among 28 EU foreign ministers to attend a meeting in Brussels. There, delegates pledged to adopt better strategies at home and abroad in an effort to counter radicalised Muslims returning from Syria and Iraq.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini called for better collaboration between EU member states, but also with Muslim countries.
“We took a decision with the Foreign Affairs Council to coordinate in a much more active way than has been the case so far. First of all, with the sharing of intelligence and other information, not only within the EU, but also with other countries,” she said.
“The threat is not only the one we faced in Paris, but also spreading in many parts of the world, starting in Muslim countries. We need to share information more. We need to cooperate more,” she added.
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He was among 28 EU foreign ministers to attend a meeting in Brussels. There, delegates pledged to adopt better strategies at home and abroad in an effort to counter radicalised Muslims returning from Syria and Iraq.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini called for better collaboration between EU member states, but also with Muslim countries.
“We took a decision with the Foreign Affairs Council to coordinate in a much more active way than has been the case so far. First of all, with the sharing of intelligence and other information, not only within the EU, but also with other countries,” she said.
“The threat is not only the one we faced in Paris, but also spreading in many parts of the world, starting in Muslim countries. We need to share information more. We need to cooperate more,” she added.
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