Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has said that extremism, radicalisation and terrorism can be tackled with the support of the international community.

Minister Shahid made the statement during a Facebook Live interview for Observation Research Foundation.

Speaking on the issue if extremism, radicalisation and terrorism that the Maldives currently faces, the Minister said that these people do not follow any real religion. He added that this is an issue that all countries face and asserted that the problem could be solved with the support of the international community.

The Minister also noted that the Maldives is actively working with countries like Sri Lanka, India, UAE and the United States in their fight against the problem. These include sharing intelligence reports with said countries to work against the issues.

Minister Shahid also revealed that the National Counter Terrorism Center has been working with other countries as well.

In an attempt to block people from traveling to wars, necessary laws have been changed to ensure that certain countries are not available to be flown into without a prior permission by the government. As such he noted that you cannot travel to Syria without state permission and that violators are incriminated by law.

He further added that such ideologies are instilled in young minds by abusing the rights given in a democratic nation such as the Right to Free Speech.