20 September 2001
Text: U.S.-Russia Working Group on Afghanistan Joint Statement
(Agreement to further counter jointly threats coming from Taliban)
(400)
Following an extraordinary session in Moscow September 19, the
U.S.-Russia Working Group on Countering Threats from Afghanistan
issued the following joint statement:
[Note: The U.S.-Russia Working Group is chaired by Richard Armitage,
U.S. deputy secretary of state, and Vyacheslav Ivanovich Trubnikov,
first deputy foreign minister of Russia.]
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Moscow
September 19, 2001
U.S.-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON AFGHANISTAN JOINT STATEMENT
The U.S.-Russia Working Group on Countering Threats from Afghanistan,
chaired by Richard Armitage, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Trubnikov, First Deputy Foreign Minister of
Russia, held an extraordinary session at the initiative of the Russian
side on September 19, 2001, in Moscow.
The Russian side expressed its condolences and sincere sympathies to
the U.S. representatives in connection with the significant human
losses resulting from unprecedented terrorist acts committed on Sept.
11, 2001, in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. The U.S. side
expressed its appreciation in this regard.
Having resolutely condemned terrorism in all its forms and
manifestations, the sides noted their readiness to counter effectively
this challenge by uniting efforts of all states, in accordance with
international law, including the UN Charter. In this connection, the
Russian side expressed its readiness to render all possible support to
the United States. The sides spoke in favor of creating a broad
antiterrorist coalition of all countries interested in fighting
terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
The U.S. side set forth in detail the status of its investigation into
the terrorist attacks and current U.S. strategy in its fight against
the global terrorist infrastructure, giving special attention to the
threat represented by Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaida organization.
In accordance with the UN Security Council Resolution 1333 (2000),
agreement was reached to further enhance joint and parallel efforts to
counter threats coming from the Taliban in Afghanistan. It was
emphasized that such a fight should not be a one-time effort nor
spontaneous in its nature, but rather be based on a comprehensive and
long-term basis, in the interest of stamping out this universal evil
[of terrorism] as a phenomenon.
The U.S. and Russia will continue mutual consultations on the subject,
including in the course of the forthcoming regular meeting of the
U.S.-Russia Working Group on Afghanistan, which is planned for
October-November of this year.
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(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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