DAR AL HARB - RUSSIA: RUSSIA & THE UMMAH ARE ALLIES IN THE "WAR ON TERROR"

Islamic world Russia's ally in countering modern threats - Lavrov

MOSCOW, January 19 (RIA Novosti) - Islamic countries are Russia's allies in fighting international terrorism and modern threats, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.

"We are allies in the fight against international terrorism, and allies in the fight against modern threats and challenges," Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with ambassadors of Islamic countries to Russia dedicated to the Muslim New Year.

The minister said that close economic and trade relations between Russia and Muslim states play a significant stabilizing role in the international arena, adding that Islamic countries had always been reliable partners for Russia.

"Russia, as a multiethnic and multi-confessional country with a sizeable Muslim population, has always been a reliable partner and friend of the Islamic world," Lavrov said.

He added that Russia and the Islamic world are united in their intentions to strengthen the collective basis of international politics and to make the world order more democratic and just.

"There is no doubt that ideologically driven approaches to international issues could damage intercultural accord, which we all need greatly," the minister said.

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