TEHRAN - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has warned that terrorism poses a big threat to all countries across the world, saying collective resolve is needed to combat the scourge.
“Terrorism is in nobody's interest and those who are supporting terrorist groups should know that all terrorist groups are detrimental to humanity,” Rouhani said in his address to Iran-Italy high-level meeting attended by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Tehran on Tuesday.
He added that the killing of any human being of whatever nationality and in any part of the world would be "tragic".
Reiterating the need for unity in fight against terrorism and extremism in the world, Rouhani expressed Iran’s readiness to cooperate with all countries to implement a 2013 UN resolution adopted based on his proposal for a World Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE).
In December 2013, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to approve President Rouhani’s WAVE proposal, which called 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.(PressTV)