The terrorism can be fought only by the efforts of the international community as a whole, however, such approach has not been fully adopted so far, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club forum in the Russian city of Sochi.
SOCHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th October, 2018) The terrorism can be fought only by the efforts of the international community as a whole, however, such approach has not been fully adopted so far, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club forum in the Russian city of Sochi.
"The effective fight against terrorism I have said it on numerous occasions, including at the anniversary [UN General Assembly] session in New York can be ensured only by joint efforts, joining hands. Unfortunately, we have not managed to ensure that joint work in its true sense so far," Putin said.
He specified that there were certain elements of cooperation, but they were not enough to put an end to terrorism worldwide.
He added that terrorism posed a major threat to Russia just as to other states, stressing that Moscow's operation in Syria had been launched in order to guard the country against that evil.
"[Terrorism], of course, also poses a great threat to our country as well. That is why we have launched active operations in Syria. Terrorism poses a significant threat to our neighbors, including Afghanistan," Putin indicated.
The president stressed that despite the fact that Russia had not defeated the terrorism globally so far, it had managed to cause extensive damage to it, which dramatically changed the situation in the country.
