Nations must hasten the end of terrorism, says Italy

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Last Updated : Nov 30 2017 | 11:35 PM IST

Rome, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) Italian Foreign Minster Angelino Alfano on Monday urged the international community to rapidly act to defeat terrorism, which he said shared similarities with the mafia or organised crime syndicates.

Like the mafia, terrorism "is a human phenomenon that like all human phenomena is based on a principle, evolves and has an end. It is up to us to hasten this end," he said, urging countries in the Mediterranean region to act together.

Alfano was speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues summit in Rome which is being attended by 45 heads of state and government from Thursday to Saturday.

"Vile" terror attacks like last week's assault on a Sufi mosque in Egypt in which over 300 people were killed must be prevented in future, he said.

"We must act soon - immediately - in a medium-to-long-term perspective," Alfano said, recalling that Italy is a member of the international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group.

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