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Merkel Calls for Joint Anti-Terrorism Efforts with Russia

Merkel Calls for Joint Anti-Terrorism Efforts with Russia
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday said Europe's ties with Russia remained challenging, but it was important to work with Russia in the fight against terrorism.

Merkel Calls for Joint Anti-Terrorism Efforts with Russia

"The joint fight against ... terrorism is one area where we have the same interests and we can work together," Merkel said in a speech to the Munich Security Conference, where US Vice President Mike Pence was in the audience.

Merkel, who had been critical of a US ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, underscored that Islam itself was not the source of terrorism. She said it was critical to include Muslim countries in the fight against Takfiri terrorism.

Germany, under increasing pressure by US leaders to increase its military spending, would do "everything possible" meet a NATO target for spending 2 percent of economic output on defense by 2024, Merkel told the conference.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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