Cameron, Obama vow unity against terror after France attacks

British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama vowed a united front against Islamic extremists following a series of attacks in France, in an article released Wednesday.

The joint editorial published on the eve of a visit by Cameron to Washington said security was necessary for economic strength and that the two countries would work together to combat terrorism.

“We will continue to stand together against those who threaten our values and our way of life,” the editorial in British newspaper The Times read.

“When the freedoms that we treasure came under a brutal attack in Paris, the world responded with one voice,” they said.

“We will defeat these barbaric killers and their distorted ideology which tries to justify the murder of innocents.”

Islamist gunmen killed 17 people in three days of attacks in and around Paris last week.

During Cameron’s visit the two leaders will work on concluding a massive trade deal between the United States and the European Union which hit a stumbling block this week.

The European Commission on Tuesday said there was “huge scepticism” over an element in the deal that would allow corporations to sue governments if they feel local laws threaten their investments.

Cameron and Obama concluded their editorial by saying they would continue pressure on Russia over “aggressive actions” in Ukraine, where the West accuses Moscow of backing a rebellion.