Cairo - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said that countering terrorism is the responsibility of the international community given that terrorism is an international threat that targets the security and safety of innocents all over the world without discrimination. Sisi made the remarks during his meeting with the Macedonian president and a number of former heads of state and government taking part in a conference on "democratic security in the time of extremism and violence". The president asserted that defeating terrorism needs a comprehensive strategy that is not limited to the security and military solutions, but extends to fighting its intellectual foundations, boosting the values of democracy, correcting the religious discourse to promote the tolerant values of religions and reinforcing the values of coexistence and respect for the other, Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said. Sisi also stressed the importance of supporting the concept of the "national State", reinforcing the role of its institutions to shoulder their responsibilities for maintaining the territorial integrity and strongly combat extremist and terrorist thoughts. The meeting also took up the latest regional and international developments, with the participants asserting their appreciation for Egypt's efforts to achieve stability and development in the Middle East. They also called for intensifying international efforts to combat terrorism and settling the current crises in the region.
