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The summit, which started Tuesday and brings together local
officials from across the country and ministers from around the
world, follows recent shootings in Copenhagen and Paris that
have galvanized Western resolve against such extremist attacks.
"We have to ... engage our communities and engage those who
might be susceptible to being radicalized because they are
marginalized," Biden said.
"Societies have to provide an affirmative alternative for
immigrant communities, a sense of opportunity, a sense of
belonging that discredits the terrorist’s appeal to fear,
isolation, hatred, resentment," he said.
The White House believes Europe is especially vulnerable to such
attacks because immigrants are often less integrated into
societies there.
"I’m not suggesting ... that I think America has all the answers
here. We just have a lot more experience," Biden said.
President Barack Obama will address the summit on Wednesday and
Thursday.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Ken Wills)
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