ISTANBUL, 7 June 2010: Foreign Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi attended a special event titled ‘Security and Economic Cooperation in Euroasia in the 21st Century’ held on the sidelines of 3rd CICA Summit at Istanbul on 7 June 2010.
The Foreign Minister in his inervention stated that in today’s global landscape, security and development are intrinsicly linked. The issues of concerns for Pakistan are terrorism, organized crime, drugs, money laundering, etc. Secrurity thus needs a common coordinated approach, which is indespensible for human social and economic development, Mr. Qureshi emphasized.
He saıd terrorism posed the most serious challenge to our open societies. The democratic government in Pakistan has evolved a national consensus against the forces of extremism and terrorism. It is important that the international community pursues a cooperative approach against the threat of terrorism. This entails a two pronged strategy, Mr. Qureshi said. ‘One one side we need real-time intelligence sharing, cooperation in law enforcement, and mutual legal assistance. On the other sıde we need to address the root causes which radicalize people such as economic depriviation, political injustices, foreign occupation, and denial of fundamental rights including the right of self-determination, for example Palestine and Kashmir.’
Pakıstani Foreign Minıster urged closer economic cooperation among Euroasian countries for addressing poverty, unemployment and under development.
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