New York/Information Office/ 16 January 2015/ The State of Qatar renewed its firm stand rejecting violence and extremism in all its forms, regardless of the analysis of their causes and means of dealing with them, noting that "bullets and bombs" were not enough to win the war on these phenomena and that they need of a deeper and more strategic long-term approach as well as a political determination to negotiate on pluralistic and comprehensive solutions to regional conflicts. The State of Qatar in its statement before the annual meeting of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Focal Points Meeting in New York on the item of "Preventing and Combating Violence and Extremism" delivered by Vice-Chairman of the Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations, HE Dr. Hassan Ibrahim Al Mohannadi, stressed the Committee's keenness since its inception to adopt policies aimed at contributing with the international community in preventing and combating violence and extremism, disseminating the values of brotherhood, tolerance, peace and stability to serve humanity as a whole, pointing to its continuing mediation efforts to resolve various international and regional issues. He referred in this context to the Committee 's important and active role in defusing many conflicts and disputes between different religious, ethnic and sectarian groups in different countries of the world and achieving remarkable successes. Dr. Al Mohannadi said We in Qatar reject all forms of violence and extremism quoting HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani who has stressed our clear and categorical rejection of terrorism and religious extremism regardless of the analysis of their causes and means of dealing with them. Qatar's fight against terrorism and denial of extremism stem from their social and cultural threats to our society, religion and nation, he added. The State of Qatar has established many institutions and agencies aimed at spreading the culture of coexistence and dialogue among civilizations and religions, fighting extremism and rejecting violence, Dr. Al Mohannadi said referring to the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, which seeks to spreading the culture and acceptance of others and peaceful coexistence. The Centre founded in 2007 contributed in building bridges of cooperation and understanding between the followers of religions and different civilizations and cultures around the world, he added. Established in 2010, the Qatar Committee of the Alliance of Civilizations set the 2014-2016 Plan of the State of Qatar for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (AOCs) to ease tensions between different nations and peoples, remove the causes of division and misunderstanding and build well-established relationships among them in order to achieve the humanitarian goal of peaceful coexistence, acceptance of others and respect for different peoples and cultures, Dr. Al Mohannadi explained . The State of Qatar has also established the Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilization Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2014, aimed at serving Muslims in Europe and to be a beacon for a deeper understanding of the teachings of Islam, which guarantees the peaceful coexistence of all and calls for the establishment of mutual understanding among different peoples and nations, he added. The Vice Chairman of National Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations explained that HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani stressed that "bullets and bombs" were not enough to win the war on extremism and that understanding the root cause of terrorism was a prerequisite to tackling its prevalence. Fighting the prevalence of terrorism and extremism need a deeper and more strategic long term approach along with a strong international political determination to negotiate pluralistic and comprehensive solutions to regional conflicts along with the adoption of binding international executive mechanisms.