Peace-Loving Countries Should Cooperate to Guarantee Bright Future for Entire Humanity: Syria’s Mufti
NEW DELHI, (ST)- Syria’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun has stressed that peace-loving countries should cooperate to guarantee a bright future for the entire humanity, particularly because world most powerful countries are standing behind disseminating extremist thinking and they are financing and training terrorists and mercenaries to achieve their schemes.
Hassoun made the remarks during his meeting on Thursday in new Delhi with the special envoy of the Indian Prime Minister for Fighting Terrorism and Extremism Affairs Asef Ibrahim.
He said his visit to India aimed at conveying a message of peace from Syria and at disseminating tolerance among peoples of different religions, noting the common interests of both countries.
The mufti pointed out that enemies of humanity seek destroying countries with ancient civilization by spreading extremism, violence and terrorism in these countries, asserting the need to unify efforts to foil enemies goals.
In the same context, the Mufti met the Indian Interior Minister Rajnath Singh and talked to him about Syria’s latest achievements in the area of fighting terrorism. He expressed the Syrian people’s gratitude for India’s support for Syria in the face of the ongoing crisis.
On his part, Sigh hailed the historical and strong Indian-Syrian relations, renewing his country’s support for Syria and for the steadfast Syrian people in the confrontation of terrorism and the hard circumstances caused by the war.
He noted the importance of exchanging visits by officials of the two countries with the purpose of benefiting from the experience of fighting terrorism, stressing that this issue will be in the agenda of the Indian foreign minister’s visit to Syria within the coming few weeks.
Earlier, the mufti met the Indian Minorities Minister as well as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs within the framework of his ten-day visit to India.
Hamda Mustafa