India, Pakistan as well as the five permanent members of the Security Council are among the 30 nations who have joined hands for a group formed at the UN against terrorism.The ‘Group of Friends against terrorism’ was launched on Tuesday at the initiative of Morocco, a report in the Maghreb Daily News said.
In addition to China, France, Russia, UK and the US, the group has representation from the five continents and is composed of African countries (Morocco, Ethiopia, Egypt, Chad, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa), Western Europe (Spain, Germany, Norway and Turkey), from Eastern Europe (Czech Republic and Bulgaria), Asia (India, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates), latin America (Argentina, Brazil and Colombia) and Oceania (New Zealand and Australia).
Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Omar Hilale presided over the launch of the group, which aims to “create synergies between all initiatives” implemented within the United Nations, promoting international cooperation in combating terrorism, share and exchange good practices in the fight against this scourge that threatens international peace and security.