New York , Rajab 15, 1436, May 4, 2015, SPA -- Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad bin Amin Madani hailed the political declaration to be issued on Monday on the strengthening of the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations to combat terrorism and confront extremism. He stressed the importance of addressing the root causes and formulate necessary discourse to meet the challenge of violent extremism and discuss the possibility of the involvement of third parties in fanning it." He made the remarks in a speech in front of a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on Monday on the promotion of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organizations. --SPA 23:58 LOCAL TIME 20:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w