By Xinhua,
Ankara : Chief of Turkish General Staff Yasar Buyukanit said on Tuesday that terrorism was the biggest threat for global peace and security in the age of globalization.
Speaking at the “Silk Road 2008 General/Admiral Seminar” held in Mediterranean province of Antalya, Buyukanit said it was impossible to counter terrorism in national level with national policies.
“International cooperation has become the sine qua non for the fight against terrorism,” Buyukanit was quoted as saying by the semi-official Anatolia news agency.
“I think we all agree that terrorism is the most serious sickness of the 21st century although we could not make a common definition of it,” he said.
Buyukanit said that none of the terrorism types could be considered legitimate, no matter which ideology they advocate. “More than that, even tendencies close to legitimize terrorism are unacceptable,” he stated.
Buyukanit said efforts in diplomacy, intelligence, economy, finance, information and law were also important as much as military methods in fight against terrorism, since terrorist organizations were acting like international crime organizations with their criminal acts such as, illicit drug and human trafficking, money laundering, racket collecting, bootlegging and kidnapping for ransom.
Buyukanit also said that another security threat emerged in the 21st century was the energy security, reminding that oil and natural gas were the most traded natural resources in today’s world.
“Energy security, economic security and national security are inseparable notions,” said he, adding that countries having energy resources should not use their advantage as an element of oppression on other countries.