Saudi Arabia hosts talks with U.S., regional allies on
Thursday
DUBAI (Reuters)
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will
hold talks about militant violence in the region on Thursday with the United
States and Muslim allies, the kingdom announced on Tuesday, in an apparent
attempt to support international efforts to tackle crises in Iraq and Syria.
The world's No. 1 oil exporter is unnerved by the rapid
advance of Islamic State -- a militant group that has overrun swathes of Iraq
and Syria
-- and fears it could radicalize some of its own citizens and lead to attacks
on the U.S.-allied government.
"The meeting will tackle the issue of terrorism in the
region and the extremist organizations that stand behind it and the means of
addressing it," a statement carried on the official Saudi Press Agency
said.
It said the participants would include Egypt, Turkey,
Jordan and member states of the six-country Gulf
Coopertion Council (GCC), which in addition to the kingdom comprises Bahrain,
the United
Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.
Arab League foreign ministers agreed on Sunday to take all
necessary measures to confront the Islamic State.
President Barack Obama, who has authorized weeks of air
strikes in Iraq to check advances by Islamic State fighters, would like Gulf
Arab states to consider military action as well, and would like to see them
support Sunni Muslim moderates in Iraq and Syria who could undermine
the appeal of Islamic State.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is
to travel to Saudi Arabia and Jordan in the coming week for talks with Gulf
leaders to determine whether they are prepared to back up their anti-jihadist
rhetoric with action.
(Reporting by Reem Shamseddine, Writing by William Maclean,;
Editing by Ralph Boulton)
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