His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday returned home after a working visit to Germany, where he addressed the 52nd session of the Munich security conference and met heads of state and officials taking part in the key gathering.

In the opening keynote speech at the conference, King Abdullah stressed the holistic approach to address terrorism, saying defeating Daesh requires a coordinated world effort.

Also in Munich, His Majesty held bilateral talks with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and UN Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

The King also held separate talks with the defence ministers of Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada and Israel as well as the commander of NATO forces in Europe and a delegation of US senators, headed by Republican Senator John McCain.

The meetings dealt with regional and international developments, with a focus on efforts to counter the danger of terrorism and extremism within a holistic approach. Also high on the discussions was the Syrian crisis and its repercussions on regional and international security and stability and the importance of finding a political solution to the crisis that ends the suffering of Syrian people and ensures the country’s territorial unity and safety.