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Statement On Combatting International Terrorism; September 23, 1999

Statement On Combatting International Terrorism

Issued On 23 September 1999

By The Ministers For Foreign Affairs

Of the Five Permanent Members Of The Security Council

The growth in acts of international terrorism endangers the lives and well-being of ordinary people worldwide, as well as threatening the peace and security of all states. We consider it vital to strengthen, under the auspices of the United Nations, international cooperation to fight terrorism in all its forms. Such cooperation must be firmly based on the principles of the UN Charter and norms of international law, including respect for human rights. In the context of such cooperation all states should take all appropriate steps to:

- protect their nationals against terrorist attacks;

- cooperate with each other to prevent and suppress terrorist acts whenever and by whomsoever committed and to bring to justice the perpetrators of terrorist acts;

- prevent and suppress in their territories the preparation and financing of any acts of terrorism;

- deny terrorists safe havens; those who plan, finance or commit terrorist acts should be denied the night of asylum afforded to legitimate refugees;

- exchange information in accordance with international and domestic law, and cooperate on administrative and judicial matters in order to prevent the commission of terrorist acts;

- adhere to the international anti-terrorist conventions and continue to work to strengthen the international legal regime to combat terrorism.

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