Ammon News -

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, commended the United States' leadership of the global coalition to defeat Daesh "which has been doing a crucial work and has made significant achievements in the fight against terrorism."
 
Safadi gave his remarks at the ministerial meeting of the small group of the global coalition to defeat Daesh, held on Tuesday via teleconference, and was co-hosted by Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.

Safadi said, "To quote His Majesty King Abdullah, Daesh has been defeated but not yet destroyed."

"Daesh security threat remains potent. Its ideology of hate is a real challenge, for now and for the future," the foreign minister added, noting that "We see Daesh and Al-Qaeda trying to regroup and reemerge in Iraq and Syria and terrorist groups are active in many parts of Africa and the Middle East and beyond, and dangerous online radicalization is continuing globally."
 
"Our coalition is as needed today as it was when Daesh dominated thousands of kilometers and oppressed millions of people," Safadi underlined, stressing that "the coalition's resilience is key to achieving the enduring defeat of Daesh."
 
"And we do need to maintain military pressure on Daesh enclaves and to prevent them from regrouping. We need to consolidate intelligence cooperation to mitigate the growing security threats. And we do need to suffocate terrorists ability to disseminate their ideology of hate and expose them for what they really are: thugs outside our common humanity," the foreign minister emphasized.

He added, "Defeating their narrative is crucial. And this is an area in which Jordan is doing a lot of work, including through the Aqaba Process."
 
"Terrorism thrives on chaos and conflicts and preys on despair. Ending crises and creating hope and opportunities are essential in our fight against terrorism," he noted.

"We must do more to end regional conflicts and conditions of hopelessness and suffering they create," Safadi pointed out.

In the meeting, in which the Iraqi Prime Minister participated via recorded speech, Safadi said, "We must also help consolidate the victory Iraq achieved against Daesh and support the government’s efforts to stabilize and rebuild."

He further added, "We need to ensure a holistic approach to fighting terrorism. Holistic, in terms of getting the terrorists wherever they are. And holistic, in terms of seeking to win this necessary war in all its physical and ideological fronts."
 
"You can continue to count on Jordan’s unwavering commitment to standing alongside all of you in this necessary fight in defense of our peoples, our common interests, and indeed on our shared humanity," Safadi concluded.

The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of 30 countries, as well as NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell and Interpol Secretary-General Jürgen Stock.