Russia-Insider.com: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the spiritual leader of millions of Muslims belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community made the remarks during a March 19 address to a number of high profile members of the UK government including cabinet minister Justine Greening, London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith and former attorney general Domonic Grieve.

Speaking at a Peace Symposium held at one of western Europe’s largest mosques, Baitul Futuh in London, Ahmad said terror groups such as ISIS cannot be defeated without working with Russia and Iran:

“In terms of world politics and defeating terrorism it is necessary to accept that establishing peace is our paramount objective and so compromise from all sides is required. In case you do not trust the words of a Muslim, let me present to you the views of eminent non-Muslims who are well versed in political affairs and who desire peace in the world. For example, when speaking about how to defeat extremism and in particular the terrorist group,  Austria’s foreign minister recently said we need a pragmatic approach including the involvement of President Al Assad against Islamic State terror. He says, ‘In my opinion the priority is the fight against terrorism. This is not possible without powers such as Russia and Iran’.”

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