Australian Prime Minister: "ISIS has global ambitions"

(Baonghean.vn) - The summit against jihadist forces began on June 11th in Sydney, Australia and continued on June 12th. At the opening of the conference, Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned representatives from 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region that the "Islamic State" (IS) has "global ambitions".

Abbott opened the regional counterterrorism summit in Sydney on June 11 by outlining strategies to combat jihadist groups and warning that ISIS poses a global threat.

Regarding IS, he stated: "You can't negotiate with such an entity; you can only fight against it. This isn't terrorism driven by a local grievance; this is terrorism with global ambitions."

The summit was attended by ministers and representatives from 30 countries, along with tech giants such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. The Australian Prime Minister emphasized the need to find ways to combat the ideology of extremist organizations and their recruitment methods.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned that ISIS has "global ambitions." Photo: Internet.

Topics on the conference agenda included cooperation with social media and civil society organizations, as well as combating terrorist propaganda. The conference opened as the U.S. recently announced it would send an additional 450 military advisers to Iraq to help the Iraqi army fight ISIS.

Abbott stated: “We need young, unrealistic dreamers to understand that joining this cult of death (IS) is a completely wrong and reckless way to express their desire for self-sacrifice. Of course, how best to do this is a matter for the conference.”

According to government figures, more than 100 Australian citizens are believed to have joined jihadist organizations in the Middle East, and at least 30 have been killed.

Australia is planning to introduce legislation that would allow the revocation of citizenship for dual citizens if they are suspected of terrorism. A similar law would also apply to those who hold only Australian citizenship.

Abbott stated, "The only truly effective protection against terrorism is convincing people that it is pointless."

Thu Giang

(According to AFP/AP)