29 January 2002
Text: NATO, Russia Agree to Strengthen Cooperation to Combat Terrorism
(Will exchange information, work on civil emergency planning) (270)
NATO issued the following statement January 28 reaffirming the
commitment of the Alliance and Russia to work together "on a regular
and comprehensive basis" to defeat terrorism and "spare no efforts in
bringing to justice its perpetrators, organisers and sponsors":
(begin text)
NATO Press Release
28 January 2002
PRESS STATEMENT ON NATO-RUSSIA CO-OPERATION IN COMBATING TERRORISM
NATO Allies and Russia have condemned terrorism in all its
manifestations and pledged to spare no efforts in bringing to justice
its perpetrators, organisers and sponsors and in defeating this
scourge. They have agreed to strengthen their cooperation under the
Founding Act to achieve this objective.
Today, senior-level representatives of NATO Allies and Russia met
again to take stock of their cooperative efforts and to reiterate
their determination to intensify further their common struggle against
the terrorist threat. Since their October meeting, NATO and Russia
have already launched a broad range of initiatives in this area. These
include, inter alia, regular exchange of information and in-depth
consultation on issues relating to terrorist threats, the prevention
of the use by terrorists of ballistic missile technology and nuclear,
biological and chemical agents, civil emergency planning, and the
exploration of the role of the military in combating terrorism. Joint
work on these and other measures aimed at defeating terrorism will be
further developed through appropriate NATO-Russia channels on a
regular and comprehensive basis.
NATO and Russia remain committed to the further intensification of
their co-operative efforts to defeat the terrorist threat.
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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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