Turkey's Babacan Urges Caution İn Addressing Terrorism

The international community should show utmost sensitivity when addressing issues concerning terrorism, Turkish Deputy prime minister said Tuesday.



"In today's world, no religion or community is immune to violence and persecution. We are faced with a global phenomena and only through global cooperation we can address this issue," Ali Babacan's said during a UN General Assembly meeting on promoting tolerance and countering violent extremism.



In recent years, terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda, Daesh and Boko Haram have made a global impact and recruited foreign fighters, a development that has also trigger ideas of racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia in different parts of the world.



"Our common struggle against intolerance, discrimination, racism and xenophobia is more relevant than ever," Babacan said. "However, we must pay utmost sensitivity when describing these phenomena because incorrect conceptualization brings further complications."



He said terrorism cannot be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group.



"Any such activity, no matter by whom it is carried out or for what purpose, is a betrayal against the soul and spirit of civilization that we all claim to belong to," he added.



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