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Terrorism, Extremism More Dangerous Than Ebola: Iranian President

Terrorism, Extremism More Dangerous Than Ebola: Iranian President

TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who had last year warned against the imminent threat of the spread of radicalism and violence in the world, stressed that terrorism and extremism are more dangerous than the spread of Ebola.

"The disease of terrorism and extremism is more dangerous than Ebola and the only way to fight this threat is sympathy, coordination and cooperation among countries," Rouhani said in a meeting with the new Belgian ambassador to Tehran on Monday.

He underscored Iran's readiness to consult with all influential countries for an effective campaign against terrorism and extremism.

On December 18, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to approve Rouhani’s WAVE proposal, which calls on all nations across the globe to denounce violence and extremism. The Iranian president had made the proposal in his address to the UN Disarmament Conference in New York on September 25, 2013.

Under the UN resolution adopted in accordance with the WAVE proposal, the General Assembly would urge member states to take “appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace and to achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character”.

Elsewhere in the meeting, President Rouhani referred to the sanctions imposed against Iran, and said continued embargos will harm all sides, specially the EU.(FNA)