AFPFighting "Islamist terrorism" is France's top priority, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday in a key foreign policy speech. "Providing security for our citizens means that the fight against Islamist terrorism is our first priority," he told some 200 French ambassadors gathered in Paris. Macron announced the organisation of a conference on staunching the sources of funding for terror groups, to be held in Paris in early 2018. He also argued against taking sides in the regional power battle between Iran, a majority Shiite Muslim country, and Saudi Arabia, a Sunni power. Tuesday's speech came a day after Macron hosted a mini-summit with African and European leaders on the migrant crisis.

Source: The Local August 29, 2017 10:41 UTC