Iran FM warns of persistent violent extremism in ECO region
Tehran (KNA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says destinies of all member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) are intertwined, warning of the persistent threat of violent extremism in the region even after the end of Daesh terrorists’ self-proclaimed caliphate.
"Violent extremism continues to represent a threat to the ECO region. Despite the territorial defeat of Daesh and other terrorist groups and the destruction of their self-proclaimed caliphate, extensive networks of extremist groups, especially Daesh in West, South and Central Asia, represent the most serious threat to the ECO region," Zarif said in an address to the 23rd meeting of ECO foreign ministers in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Tuesday.
He added that many parts of the region have been destabilized for close to two decades due to the mutually reinforcing foreign intervention, terrorism and extremism.
Source: PressTV