Faure Gnassingbé: The fight against "extremism and terrorism" requires a "concerted approach"

Riyadh is hosting the Arab-American summit on the fight against extremism and terrorism in the world on May 20-21. Donald Trump, the US president who arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday, will address the 50 or so heads of state attending the meeting, including Faure Gnassingbe, President of the Togolese Republic.

"I am participating today in the Arab-American Islamic Summit in Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," he said on his Twitter account where he condemned "extremism and terrorism" which he said , "Constitute permanent threats which require a concerted approach".

The American president, on his part, expressed his joy to take part in this "important" meeting. He made it known about the 140-character social network. "Very happy to be in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. "I am looking forward to starting work tonight and tomorrow," he posted a few minutes after his arrival in the cradle of Islam.

The summit, said the Togolese presidency in a communiqué, aims to establish a new partnership to face extremism and terrorism in the world. "It also aims to promote values of tolerance in order to strengthen security, stability and cooperation in the service of peoples," the statement said.

In addition to countries with Arab and Islamic traditions, the Riyadh Summit is also open to many member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), including Togo, Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon.

Togo is participating in Mali alongside UN forces, in the maintenance of peace and in the fight against terrorism. Togo advocates a position of firmness towards extremism and fundamentalism in the world while giving priority to dialogue as a solution. The President of the Republic will have the opportunity to express this position during the Riyadh meeting which ends on Sunday 21 May 2017.

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