Austrian President Stressed need to Eliminate Roots of Terrorism
VIENNA, (ST) _ Austrian President Heinz Fischer stressed the need to fight terrorism, establish a Palestinian state and reach a solution to the Iranian nuclear file, pointing out that sanctions against Russia are “unwise” and dangerous to peace.
” Roots of terrorism must be eradicated, primarily by giving young people opportunities and prospects for the future,”, President Fischer said in an interview with the Austrian news agency APA yesterday on the occasion near the end of this year, pointing out that Austria is not considered a target for terrorist attacks
On the Palestinian issue, President Fisher voiced his country’s support for the establishment of a Palestinian state to be recognized, timely.
In another context, President Fischer expressed optimism in future negotiations between Iran and the Group 5 + 1 on Iran’s nuclear program, stressing the importance of reaching a final agreement between all parties provides for allowing Tehran to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes, especially after the great convergence reached in recent negotiations.
Concerning the Ukrainian crisis, Austrian President warned against this continuing crisis, describing it as “serious and dangerous conflict “, stressing that the imposition or tightening further sanctions against Russia is an “unwise” act and harm to the peace.
He said that EU made mistakes in the Ukrainian crisis file, explaining that a peaceful solution should be reached to avert war off Europe and the world, ruling out a return to the Cold War era.
Fischer pointed out that the recent financial and economic crisis that hit the world, would have hurt Austria if it were not an EU member, expressing optimism with Austria ‘s celebration of the 20th anniversary of its accession to the EU membership on January, 1st 1995, adding that calls for Britain withdrawal from EU will not threaten its downfall or collapse.
T. Fateh