"At the same time we see that [Isis] is responsible for terror attacks all around the world and we have to be vigilant. He said that underlined the importance of continuing to fight Isis and stabilising the countries where the terror group was prominent. English downplayed the risk of a terror attack in New Zealand, saying it was "low risk" because of its location and because it had "beefed up" security in intelligence and at the border. English met Stoltenberg on his last day in Brussels, which was itself hit by a terror attacks in March last year at the airport and Maalbeek Metro station. He said the New Zealand work training Iraqi forces had been effective and Iraqi forces had reclaimed territory from Islamic State.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 12, 2017 19:27 UTC