Anti-ISIS conference to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday and Thursday, the American Secretary of State John Kerry will attend meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with several Arab foreign ministers to discuss ways to confront the organization of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, in addition to building an international coalition against it, according to what Arab officials said to France Press Agency.

An Egyptian official said that ”his country welcomes the American and the international move to combat terrorism and the organization ISIS,” stressing that Egypt will provide “all the political support for this move. In regard to its participation in a security operation, it should be within the framework of the United Nations and the decision of the UN Security Council.”

In Beirut, a government source confirmed that the Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil will participate in this meeting as well.

Saudi Press Agency  said that “on Thursday Saudi Arabia will host a regional meeting in Jeddah that will include the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, with the participation of the United States. The meeting will discuss the issue of terrorism in the region, and the extremist organizations that stand behind it, in addition to ways to combat it.