(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said that an emergency meeting for GCC interior ministers highlights the "intricacy and danger at the current stage," and the need to face this terrorism through coordination.
Gulf states are aware of the "conspiracies, sedition and terrorist acts being planned against them, which need to be tackled in a decisive, forceful, prepared and coordinated manner," he told KUNA after attending these talks.
The need "to work to support and shield our (Gulf) society from deviant and extremist ideologies which target our youth," was another point the minister stressed on.
He hailed the extent of understanding and cooperation he sensed amongst
the attendees, mentioning that the minister had vowed their support for
anything that might threaten the security of the six-nation geopolitical bloc.
After the talks, ministers expressed their condolences over the victims of a suicide blast that martyred 26 people and injured 227 inside a mosque on Friday, to His Highness the Amir, to the families of those killed and to the Kuwaiti people.
In their final statement, the ministers expressed "extreme condemnation for the terrorist attacks that target the people and stability of GCC states," adding that "these attacks have no relation whatsoever to the faith of Islam and its tolerant values that denounce violence, killing innocent life and causing damage and destruction." They also denounced two similar attacks on places of worship in Saudi Arabia, and other terrorist attacks in Bahrain and Somalia, where a United Arab Emirates humanitarian aid convoy was targeted in an explosion.
They hailed the unity and solidarity of the Kuwaiti people during their ordeal, saying that the stance sent a strong message to the terrorists that the attack will do nothing towards dividing the people of the land and will be met with failure.
They also hailed the quick response of Kuwaiti authorities and their decisive reaction in apprehending the co-conspirators in the attack.
The incident has shaken the GCC, Arab and Islamic communities, they said, expressing condolences over the victims and their best wishes for a swift recovery for those injured, while pledging commitment to tackling terrorism collectively.
Commenting on the results, Kuwait's Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled went on to mention that the meeting reflected "a sense of unity and integration amongst the neighbourly nations in facing difficulties and crises". (end) jy.sd
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