Islamic leaders and U.S. stress commitment to combating terrorism

The Arab-Islamic-American leaders have stressed their commitment to fighting all forms and manifestations of terrorism, with the aim to uproot it and liquidate all sources of its funding.
According to the Riyadh Declaration issued on Sunday, the summit constitutes a historical turning point, in the relationship between the Arab-Islamic world and the US, and furnishing wider prospects for the future.
The leaders affirmed the commitment of their States to combating the terrorism in all its forms, addressing its roots, liquidating sources of its funding, and taking all necessary measures to prevent and combat terrorist crimes in close cooperation among their states.
Full text of the Riyadh Declaration: "In line with the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, leaders and representatives of as many as 55 Arab and Islamic countries, in addition to the United States of America held a summit in Riyadh.
The participants expressed gratitude and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for inviting them to hold such a historical summit.
They also valued the similarly historical visit made by the U.S. President to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, participating in the summit and his endeavours to contribute to the good of region and its peoples' interests.
The leaders expressed relaxation at the atmosphere of the frank and fruitful dialogue that prevailed, during the summit, outcomes reached, based on conformity in the points of view and opinions and the moving ahead before various current regional as well as international issues.
They stressed that this summit constitutes a historical transformation, in regard of the Arab-Islamic relationship with the United States of America, as it would open the way for wider prospects for their mutual future ties: 1- The close partnership between the leaders of Arab and Islamic countries and the U.S. leader would enhance confrontation of extremism and terrorism, as well as ensure peace, stability and development, on regional and international stages.
The leaders agreed upon means to enhance cooperation and measurements taken to consolidate relations and joint action. They vowed to continue close coordination between the Arab and Islamic countries, on one hand, and the US, on the other hand, towards issues of mutual interest to bolster partnership among them and to share experience, in the domain of development.
For its part, the United States of America welcomed the willingness of Arab and Islamic countries, in promoting ways of cooperation to unify views and stances towards various issues, notably stepping up concerted efforts to combat extremism and terrorism.
The leaders affirmed the commitment of their States to combating the terrorism in all its forms, addressing its roots, liquidating sources of its funding, and taking all necessary measures to prevent and combat terrorist crimes in close cooperation among their states,
2- The leaders valued the step to establish a Middle East Strategic Alliance, for which Riyadh will play host, and in which many countries will participate to contribute to peace and security in the region and the world. The establishment and the declaration of the accession of participating countries will be completed by 2018,
3- The leaders welcomed the establishment of a global centre for countering extremist thought to take base in Riyadh, and praised the centre's strategic objectives of combating intellectual, media and digital extremism and promoting coexistence and tolerance among peoples,
4- The leaders noted the efforts of the Arab and Islamic countries in countering and preventing terrorist attacks, and exchanged important information about foreign fighters and their movements.
They underscored the importance of actions in this regard, in parallel with progress towards a political settlement of conflicts, expressing their satisfaction over the work with the legitimate government and the Arab Alliance to address the terrorist organisations that seek to create a political vacuum in Yemen, and
5- The leaders welcomed the readiness of a number of Islamic countries to participate in the Islamic Military Coalition to combat terrorism to provide a reserve force of 34,000 troops to support operations against terrorist organisations in Iraq and Syria when needed. They welcomed the progress achieved on the ground in the fight against Daesh, praising the participation of Arab and Islamic countries and their support for the the International Alliance against Daesh.

Source: WAM