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Van Rompuy

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2014-09-24

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2014-09-24

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1. “We must cooperate better in sharing intelligence, police and judiciary information to track down terrorists. In that context, the European Union is accelerating work on its Passenger Name Record. It is about detecting and disrupting suspicious travel. Foreign terrorist fighters will be investigated, prosecuted and convicted. The European Union welcomes today's resolution 2178 (2014), which calls on United Nations States Members to make it a criminal offence to travel abroad for terrorist purposes. We know this will be a major endeavour. The strategic defeat of ISIL requires determination, long- term engagement and unity from all of us. The European Union and its member States are ready to play their part.”

   2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source

2. “Efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria must continue. European Union Governments are ready to assist countries in the region with border and aviation security and counter-terrorism capacity. We will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the affected populations and to help countries provide shelter to refugees. However, the crackdown must also take place in our own countries. We cannot allow citizens from Europe, Africa or Asia to feed ISIL's ranks. Foreign fighters also represent a dangerous threat back home. In Brussels, my own hometown, at the Jewish Museum, three innocent people were murdered earlier this year by a returning jihadist. Plots are being foiled. We must renew our efforts to prevent radicalization and extremism in our cities.”

   2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source

3. “The League of Arab States has spoken clearly, and many of its members are taking part in those actions, with the United States and European countries. Last month, the European Council - our assembly of 28 Presidents and Prime Ministers - backed the decision by individual member States to provide military material to Iraq. In line with the measures now endorsed by the Security Council, we then also agreed to use existing sanctions regimes more effectively. We will work to block ISIL's financial flows and weapon flows and cut off illegal oil revenue. We must also strive to strengthen the resilience of affected countries and the immediate region. Violent dynamics are spreading instability in all directions, into North Africa and the Sahel. The new Iraqi Government needs to rally the support of all Iraqis.”

   2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source

4. “Let me start by thanking President Obama and all members of the Security Council for holding this meeting. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses a dreadful threat to security not only in Syria and Iraq. Beyond the Middle East, ISIL is also a grave threat to us all. We must respond jointly by undertaking direct actions to destroy ISIL's military and economic capability, by increasing our support to affected countries and by stopping foreign fighters fromjoining ISIL. No doubt, ISIL will portray whatever we do as a fight against Islam, but this is a common fight against cruelty and barbarism. That is why public statements by Islamic leaders are so important. As we gather here today, United Nations States Members are joining forces to fight ISIL. Its positions are under international attack.”

   2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source