OSLO - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that no religion tolerate the killing of people or terrorist actions.
Delivering a speech on ''Search for Global Peace and Turkey's Contributions'' at the Nobel Institute, Erdogan said that countries should try to reach peace without use of force.
Noting that ''terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, human trafficking and drug smuggling, racism, xenophobia, and environmental problems were the biggest threats on security and freedom in today's world'', Erdogan said that ''particularly terrorism was an international scourge as terror could hit anybody and any country without distinction''. Erdogan stressed that Turkey was a country which has the highest number of deaths due to terrorism in the world, adding that Turkey always felt itself alone in its fight against terrorism. ''International cooperation against terrorism is a must'', Erdogan indicated.
He also said that he didn't approve attributions of 'terrorism or terrorists' concepts to a certain religion, condemning such efforts in his speech.
Referring to the globalism, Erdogan said that the dependency of all countries on each other increased significantly and pointed out to the prominent role of the United Nations (UN), NATO, European Union and Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to safeguard peace in the world.
''Turkey which is located at the intersection of different cultures and potential threats, actively launches efforts to encourage peace, stability and compromise in its region,'' Erdogan said.