RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will open the inaugural meeting of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition鈥檚 (IMCTC) Ministers of Defense Council in Riyadh on Nov. 26, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
He will also deliver the opening remarks at the meeting, which will bring together defense ministers and diplomatic missions in the Kingdom.
Lt. Gen. Abdulelah Al-Saleh, the IMCTC acting secretary-general said: 鈥淭he meeting marks the official launch of the IMCTC鈥檚 operations at our center in Riyadh. The center provides an open platform for willing IMCTC member countries to exchange best practices and coordinate their counterterrorism efforts, enabling culturally appropriate regional and local solutions to counter terrorism.鈥�
Gen. Rahil Sharif, the military commander of the IMCTC, said: 鈥淭he biggest challenge in the 21st century, especially in the Muslim world, is confronting the dangerous phenomenon of terrorism. The IMCTC encompasses an integrated approach to coordinate and unite on the four key domains of ideology, communications, counter-terrorism financing, and military, in order to fight all forms of terrorism and extremism and to effectively join other international security and peacekeeping efforts.鈥�
The IMCTC is a 41-nation pan-Islamic coalition united in the fight against terror.
The inaugural meeting, to be held under the theme 鈥淎llied Against Terrorism,鈥� will include statements by defense ministers of the member countries and keynote speeches in connection with the IMCTC鈥檚 four domains: Ideology, communications, counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and military.
In the meeting, Lt. Gen. Al-Saleh will outline the coalition鈥檚 strategy, governance, activities and future plans.