Paris climate summit will show world ‘not afraid’ of extremists: Obama
US President Barack Obama insisted
Sunday he would go ahead with a visit to
Paris for world climate talks despite the
deadly attacks there, urging other
leaders to attend and show “we are not
afraid” of extremists.
“I think it’s absolutely vital for every
country, every leader, to send a signal
that the viciousness of a handful of
killers does not stop the world from
doing vital business,” he said following
an Asia-Pacific summit in Malaysia.
In addition to hunting down terrorists,
missile strikes, curbing jihadist
financing and other steps, “the most
powerful tool we have to fight ISIL is to
say that we’re not afraid”, he said, using
one of the acronyms for the Islamic State
group.
Over the past week Obama and other
Asia-Pacific leaders have held successive
summits in Turkey, the Philippines and
Malaysia that have been overshadowed
by the recent string of deadly extremist
attacks.
The carnage in Paris, Lebanon and Mali
has sparked calls by assembled leaders
for a concerted international effort to
stamp out Islamic State and other jihad
groups.
Obama is among world leaders due in
Paris for talks beginning November 30
and intended to reach a global climate
change accord.
“We do not succumb to fear. That’s the
primary power that these terrorists have
over us,” he said.
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