03-03-2004, 09:29 PM
<span style='color:red'>Final Statement - US-India-Israel Conference on Counter-Terrorism, February 17, 2004</span>
<b>Conference Statement</b>
The U.S. and Indian delegations, meeting together with their Israeli counterparts in Herzliya, Israel, expressed their thanks and appreciation to the International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism, and the Harold Hartog School of Government and Policy of Tel Aviv University, for the excellent program and facilities for the Second US-India-Israel Conference on Counter Terrorism.
The U.S., Indian, and Israeli delegations reiterated their basic conviction that Terrorism, whether government sponsored or carried out by non-state actors, is a menace to all three countries and indeed to the entire international community.
The three delegations are convinced that broad programs of cooperation among their countries are essential in order to combat effectively their common menace. They pledge themselves to work in and through their countries, and in cooperation with each other, to further the following Action Program:
1) To conduct public programs such as conferences, media events, and the preparation of reports and articles to inform their several publics of the importance of cooperation in combating terrorism.
2) To foster cooperation between Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in their three countries to exchange experience and share relevant technologies.
3) To encourage increased cooperation related to counter terrorism among military and security related agencies in the three countries. In this connection, the delegations take note of the heightened security measures being taken against ground-based and airborne terrorism, and commend in particular the increased attention being paid to seaborne menace.
4) To encourage increased cooperation in counter-terrorism research and the development of enhanced counter-terrorism techniques.
5) To promote more educational and cultural exchanges among the three countries.
6) To encourage the appropriate authorities to monitor possible infiltration into scientific organizations relating to weapons of mass destruction by jihadist elements.
The delegations agreed to meet again to review progress in approximately one yearâs time and to explore the possibility of adding other countries to the core group. In the meantime, the three delegations will remain in steady contact.
February 17, 2004
<b>Conference Statement</b>
The U.S. and Indian delegations, meeting together with their Israeli counterparts in Herzliya, Israel, expressed their thanks and appreciation to the International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism, and the Harold Hartog School of Government and Policy of Tel Aviv University, for the excellent program and facilities for the Second US-India-Israel Conference on Counter Terrorism.
The U.S., Indian, and Israeli delegations reiterated their basic conviction that Terrorism, whether government sponsored or carried out by non-state actors, is a menace to all three countries and indeed to the entire international community.
The three delegations are convinced that broad programs of cooperation among their countries are essential in order to combat effectively their common menace. They pledge themselves to work in and through their countries, and in cooperation with each other, to further the following Action Program:
1) To conduct public programs such as conferences, media events, and the preparation of reports and articles to inform their several publics of the importance of cooperation in combating terrorism.
2) To foster cooperation between Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in their three countries to exchange experience and share relevant technologies.
3) To encourage increased cooperation related to counter terrorism among military and security related agencies in the three countries. In this connection, the delegations take note of the heightened security measures being taken against ground-based and airborne terrorism, and commend in particular the increased attention being paid to seaborne menace.
4) To encourage increased cooperation in counter-terrorism research and the development of enhanced counter-terrorism techniques.
5) To promote more educational and cultural exchanges among the three countries.
6) To encourage the appropriate authorities to monitor possible infiltration into scientific organizations relating to weapons of mass destruction by jihadist elements.
The delegations agreed to meet again to review progress in approximately one yearâs time and to explore the possibility of adding other countries to the core group. In the meantime, the three delegations will remain in steady contact.
February 17, 2004