In a statement relayed by Speakes, Reagan renewed a call to European allies to join the United States in a concerted effort against terrorism.
The concerted effort to combat terrorism, he said, should be matched by an effort to reach greater consensus on a host of issues: fighting poverty, particularly in war-ravaged areas like Afghanistan; investing in Africa -- which he called "a scar on the conscience of the world" -- and helping "breathe new life" into the Middle East peace process.
To this end, Iran has consistently advocated an immediate ceasefire and an end to the bloodshed; dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition groups who reject terrorism; a concerted and genuine international effort to uproot extremist violence; and a global campaign to address the humanitarian catastrophe now, and to rebuild Syria once the flames of war subside.
What is needed urgently, he writes, is "dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition groups who reject terrorism, a concerted and genuine international effort to uproot extremist violence, and a global campaign to address the humanitarian catastrophe now, and to rebuild Syria once the flames of war subside".
If and when these lead to a concerted policy on, for example, terrorism, trans-Atlantic links will be strengthened.
"President Jonathan considers these measures very useful aspects of the concerted international effort to combat terrorism and put an end to the Boko Haram menace," the presidency said in a statement.
Washington's intelligence leaders flooded US television studios on Sunday, to warn of the dangers of homegrown terrorism in a concerted push that coincided with a looming deadline to reauthorise the domestic surveillance powers of the National Security Agency.
He said a concerted international effort to wipe out terrorism, which he compared to the post-World War II-push against organized crime, could bring results.
