Morocco calls on world to tackle roots of nuclear terrorism.

(From AFX Europe (Focus))

RABAT (AFX) - Morocco called on the international community to tackle poverty and regional conflict as root causes of "nuclear terrorism" during a meeting on Monday on ways to jointly prevent the threat.

"The international community must address the profound causes of this phenomenon (nuclear activity by terrorists) by resolving international and regional conflicts and the fight against injustices, frustrations and misery," the Moroccan representative at the Rabat conference, Omar Hilale, said in remarks published by Morocco's MAP news agency.

The two-day meeting is the first held by the "Global Initiative to Combat …