King: Terrorism is a source of concern and challenge for the international community

Amman
16 September 2005

His Majesty King Abdullah II said that terrorism and those who support it is a source of concern and forms a great challenge for the international community. The King reiterated, during an interview with the American NBC television network that most victims of terrorism are Muslims and that all of us, whether in the Middle East, Europe or US and other countries in the world, have suffered from terrorism, stressing the necessity of uniting efforts to face terrorists. As for the situation in Iraq, King Abdullah expressed hope that the situation will improve there, and added that we must give Iraqi's the chance to finish setting the constitution and hold elections at the end of the year and that the Iraqi government should be supported in order for security to be restored as soon as possible.