Ali advocates three-pronged counterterrorism strategy

 Director of the Center for Middle East Studies in Paris (CEMO) and Member of the Egyptian Parliament, Abdel Rahim Ali, called today for the presence of a clear strategy for the fight against terrorism.

"International cooperation, not only within the Mediterranean basin, has become extremely important for the fight against terrorism and its financiers," Ali said.

He added at a seminar organized by CEMO on dialogue between the two banks of the Mediterranean that this cooperation has to be in the following areas:

1 – Intelligence cooperation and the exchange of information

2 – Security and military cooperation in chasing terrorists and denying them safe refuge

3 – Technical and economic cooperation, especially in conflict zones, such as Yemen, Libya and Sinai in Egypt, This cooperation, Ali said, has to include strong support to state institutions so that they can win the fight against terrorism.

"Without this cooperation, we will be in a big trouble, one that will harm us all," Ali said.

The seminar focuses on cooperation between Europe and non-European Mediterranean states, including Egypt, in the fight against terrorism; illegal immigration; education, and water.

The seminar is held on the sidelines of the Two Mediterranean Banks summit which is held in Marseilles on June 23 and 24.

CEMO takes the opportunity of the summit to open discussion on the issues that cause problems between countries on the two banks of the Mediterranean.

Apart from the Arab-Israeli conflict, which stands behind most of the violence in our world today, the Arab Spring came to wreak disaster on the world and widen the scope of problems in it.