Baku, Azerbaijan, March 3
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
Azerbaijan is making its contribution to the fight against terrorism, said Head of the Azerbaijan’s State Security Service Lieutenant-General Madat Guliyev.
He made the remarks addressing the conference titled “The role of the youth in fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism” in Baku on March 3.
Guliyev said that Azerbaijan joined the anti-terrorism coalition without any hesitation.
Azerbaijan joined the international anti-terrorism coalition in 2001 and is an active participant. Azerbaijani servicemen also participated in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The US highly appreciates Azerbaijan’s participation in the fight against terrorism and high professionalism of Azerbaijani peacekeepers in Afghanistan.
The fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism, which seriously threaten the security in the world, is very important for Azerbaijan, Guliyev noted.
“The processes, taking place in recent times in several countries of Central Asia and Middle East that are located close to Azerbaijan, put the world in front of dangerous threats, including terrorism, extremism and other dangerous threats,” he said.
Today the ‘Islamic State’ (aka IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) and other terrorist organizations pose a threat to international security of other states, added Guliyev.