Jorge Faurie: "We note with concern the presence of people linked to terrorism"

Before the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Faurie, reiterated Argentina's commitment in the fight against terrorism and said he is concerned about "the presence of people and entities related to terrorist groups" in the region.

One day after the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA and the integration of the Lebanese Hezbollah organization in the recently released terrorism register, the minister badured the 39; Argentina "His efforts will not stop for the suspects of the attack to appear in the courts of our country".

Faurie formulated these concepts at the inauguration on Tuesday of the Second Hemispheric Ministerial Conference on the Fight against Terrorism. This took place at San Martín Palace, next to North America Pompeo, the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, and ministers of foreign affairs and ministers from across the continent.

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It was reported that biannual meetings were held to set up "regional security mechanisms" as part of the fight against terrorism. Argentina, United States, Paraguay and Brazil. The first will be "before the end of the year" in Asunción, they said.

In his speech, Faurie stated that "in the region, we are concerned about the presence of individuals and entities related to terrorist groups and radical elements, whether through funding or attempts to recruitment".

"The government of President Macri, interpreting the sentiments of our society, has made the fight against terrorism a huge security goal, imposing a demanding coordination at the hemispheric and national levels," said the Foreign Minister.

With reference to attack on the AMIAIn 1994, whose 25th anniversary gave a frame to the conference, Faurie badured that "Argentina will not stop its efforts to ensure that the suspects of the attack appear in the courts of our country".

"In that same palace, in 1992, the walls vibrated when the bomb exploded in front of the Israeli Embbady 300 meters away from here. Argentina woke up that day and terrorism has become a reality, "said the Foreign Minister.

He also stressed "the duty of States, as political leaders, to reduce the financing of terrorism, protect the defendants in our States and strengthen the prevention of the use of new technologies by developing tools to limit the spread of their ideology ". .

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"In Argentina, we have suffered two brutal attacks: Terrorism is a global and constant threat that transcends borders and whose translation is always a pain and a wrenching pain.The fight against terrorism depends on the multilateral cooperation, that we are all informed and alert and we share solutions to eliminate this bloody phenomenon, "said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Faurie highlighted "the huge hemispheric appeal" and underlined Argentina's commitment, saying "our country condemns terrorism in all its forms, regardless of its motives or justifications" .

"We believe that terrorism must be fought with the tools provided by the rule of law, through international cooperation," he added.

And, he stressed that "we must continue to fight this phenomenon by defending life, we must cooperate to achieve it", after which he thanked the support of the United States, represented by the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in collaboration with the State Department and other agencies, for the realization of the meeting.

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