The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirmed that the phenomenon of terrorism is the most serious challenge facing the international community at the present time and that fighting it is no longer a local matter confined to the borders of a country, but has exceeded that to become a goal for the entire international community. In his speech last night in front of the sixty eighth General Assembly on the Fourth Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahiya Almoalimi, expressed deep sorrow of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the tragic events taking place in Iraq and that led to storming of the General Consulate of Turkey and the kidnapping of its staff and their families as well as many of the civilians working in one of the power stations as well as the act of terrorism that took place in Pakistan and killed more than thirty people in addition to the injured, hoping that these painful events would make the international community more determined and united in the face of the phenomenon of global terrorism. He pointed out that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suffered from terrorist acts and has taken several measures to fight this serious scourge at all national, regional and international levels while working on the implementation of the provisions of international law and the relevant international resolutions banning the perpetration, finance and instigation of terrorist acts, participation in them or protecting their perpetrators. He said, "In this regard, the Kingdom responded to the requirements of all resolutions and international committees to combat terrorism and believes that the accession to international conventions relating to terrorism must be accompanied by sincerity of intentions to combat this phenomenon and eliminate it." --More 11:39 LOCAL TIME 08:39 GMT تغريد
