NEW CENTRE TO FIGHT TERROR FUNDING
RIYADH: US President Donald Trump called on Arab leaders to do their fair share to “drive out” terrorism from their countries on Sunday in a speech.
Trump described the fight against terrorism as a battle between good and evil rather than a clash of civilisations.
“America is prepared to stand with you in pursuit of shared interests and common security. But nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to crush this enemy for them,” Trump told leaders of 55 Muslim majority countries representing more than a billion people.
“The nations of the Middle East will have to decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their countries and frankly for their families and for their children,” he said.
“It’s a choice between two futures and its a choice America cannot make for you. A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists.
“Drive them out! Drive them out of your places of worship. Drive them out of your communities. Drive them out of your holy land and drive them out of this earth,” he said.
Earlier, the GCC-US Summit was inaugurated by King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia at King Abdul Aziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh.
On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmood al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, attended the summit, in the presence of Trump.