Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros met with Linda Thomas-Greenfield and discussed bilateral and regional issues as well as exchanging views on the challenge that radicalization is posing to the continent and at a global level and on ways to tackle it in the context of the MyDugri meeting to remove the threat of Boko Haram. Dr. Tedros stressed that effective counter-terrorist activity required the education of youngsters who are vulnerable to terrorists.
He also emphasized the need for effective control of terrorist finances and the importance of developing intelligence-sharing mechanisms to deal with such groups as Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab. Ms. Thomas-Greenfield noted that the designation of Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab as terrorist groups was helping in stopping terrorist financial activity and underlined the need for concerted actions. The two sides noted the meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Hailemariam was important in revisiting and expanding cooperation between Ethiopia and the US.
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