ISTANBUL, Feb 12 (A.A) - Foreign Minister Naji Sabri Ahmad al-Hadithi of Iraq said on Tuesday that first of all, there was a need for definition of terrorism, adding, ''Iraq believes that this should be a global definition''.
Speaking at the OIC-EU Joint Forum in Istanbul, Sabri said that incidents happened in recent months brought forth hatred and terrorist acts.
Recalling that those acts had been condemned by the whole world, particularly by Europe and the Islamic world, Sabri said, ''however, some prejudices were also mentioned. Undoubtedly, the thing we should do is to act firstly over common images and ideas in order to set up a world of stability. We have to set up an international democratic system and at the same time democratic and economic system by rejecting the opinion of supremacy of a culture than the other one and by leaving aside every kind of occupation, hatred, hegemony, economic and social hegemony, extreme points and movements.''
Noting that such a system should be fair and egalitarian, Sabri said, ''we saw how an unjust treatment the Palestinians were exposed to under Israeli occupation. And this example once again shows us how much important the settlement of dialogue is.''
Defending that Iraq which had been the cradle of all ancient civilizations beginning from Babylon was exposed to acts of hatred and attacks, Sabri said that they had been under a great siege for 12 years.
Noting that the United States and its allies had imposed great restrictions on Iraq, Sabri said, ''and in this way, every kind of opportunity for stability and development is being taken out of our hands. First of all, we need a definition of terrorism. Iraq believes that this should be a global definition. However, this undoubtedly should not prevent us from making necessary differentiations.''

LIBYAN SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN LIASON SAYS IF THEY WANT TO FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM, THEY NEED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Abd Al-Rahman Shalgam, the Libyan Secretary of the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation, said on Tuesday that if they wanted to fight against terrorism, they needed international cooperation.
Speaking at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)-European Union (EU) Joint Forum, Shalgam said that terrorism was an international threat which concerned all the world.
Shalgam stressed that it was not possible for countries to fight against terrorism by themselves and said that the United States was also among these countries.
It was not correct to correlate terrorism with Islam, Shalgam said. Because, he noted, terrorism was in fact an act against science, development of women and every other kind of development.
Shalgam stated that they were suffering from not only armed terrorism, but also intellectual terrorism because some Arab intellectuals were unfortunately influenced by such extreme thoughts.
They responded to terrorism with a political act, Shalgam said. He noted that this movement should be broadened not only by OIC, but also by EU member countries.
Shalgam said, ''but, when doing this, we should not forget something. For example, you are criticizing us about polygamy by considering the issue in your point of view. However, you consider the marriage of homosexuals as natural in the Western world. To this end, we have to respect each other and should not approach with prejudices. We should behave by being aware that we are living in a global village and create a frank and honest atmosphere based on mutual respect which welcome the mutual values with respect.''