12 September: Turkey and the United States will launch a new initiative aimed at intensifying the joint struggle against terrorism and its roots.The new initiative, to be called the Global Counterterrorism Forum, or GCTF, will bring together “traditional

The founding members of the forum include Algeria, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the U.S.

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