World must actively fight terrorism: Iran VP

First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says the fight against terrorism requires the firm determination of all countries across the world.

“It is necessary to support the legitimate governments of countries plagued with terrorism,” Jahangiri said in a meeting between high-ranking Iranian and Bulgarian delegations, co-chaired by him and visiting Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Tehran on Monday, Press TV reported.

He called for an active campaign against terrorism and extremism, expressing hope that the international community would step in to firmly counter and uproot terrorist groups.

Jahangiri said the Middle East is politically faced with violent terrorism, adding that terrorist groups in the region are posing a danger to both countries and civilians.

“People in Iraq, Syria and Libya are struggling against this [type of] terrorism and it is necessary to support the legitimate governments of these countries,” the Iranian veep pointed out.

He expressed regret that terrorist and extremist groups have spread Islamophobia across the world, saying that Bulgaria, as a European country with many Muslims, has managed to establish cordial relations among the followers of different divine religions.

Jahangiri further declared Iran’s firm determination to expand cooperation with Bulgaria in different sectors.

He said the current visit by the Bulgarian premier to Iran indicates the two countries’ political will to boost relations.

Borisov, for his part, said the crisis of terrorism has spread to Europe and its repercussions in the continent must be solved through wisdom.

Urging world leaders to make resolute decisions with regard to the fight against terrorism, the Bulgarian premier slammed policies which have led to violence, bloodshed and destruction of infrastructures in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, saying that sustainable peace cannot be established by the means of missiles and bombs.

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