16 December 2015, 11:00 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The actions of the new Saudi-led counterterrorist coalition will not have a limited time frame, the Bahraini foreign minister said Wednesday.
"It tasks itself with complete counteraction to all kinds of terrorism in all regions, first of all Daesh, also known as ISIL/The Islamic State," Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said during a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.
"A number of programs, which will not be temporary, but will continue, will be created, we are not limited in time," the minister said.
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia announced the creation of an Islamic military alliance of 34 states to fight terrorism. The joint operation command center will be based in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
