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| Updated: 07-Sep-2004 | NATO Press Releases |
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Press Release {Number} 7 Sept. 2004 |
Statement
Today, the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), meeting in extraordinary Ambassadorial session, condemned in the strongest possible terms the outrageous terrorist attacks perpetrated against the people of the Russian Federation in late August and early September. These atrocities, including attacks on civilian aircraft, a suicide bombing aimed at a crowded metro station in Moscow, and the brutal hostage-taking and mass murder of innocent schoolchildren and other civilians in Beslan, North Ossetia, underscore the barbaric and insidious nature of the terrorist threat we all face today. These acts pose a direct challenge to our common security and shared democratic values, and to basic human rights and freedoms. The NRC extends its sincere condolences and deepest sympathy for the suffering inflicted upon the families of the hundreds of victims of these attacks. We stand in solidarity with the people of the Russian Federation, and with all who have suffered at the hands of terrorist violence. The member states of the NATO-Russia Council stand united in their categorical rejection of terrorism in all its manifestations, and their resolve that those responsible for these atrocities must be brought to justice. There is no cause which can justify these acts; the challenge of terrorism necessitates urgent and wide mobilisation of all nations in combating this scourge. Terrorism has once again demonstrated that it has neither boundaries, nor religious or moral rules. Our common cause is based on our joint resolve to win the struggle against terrorism. We call for unity of action by the international community in addressing this threat. The member states of the NATO-Russia Council remain determined to strengthen and intensify their common efforts against this shared threat to the security and well-being of their peoples, including through developing an Action Plan specifying practical measures to fight this scourge of terrorism. |
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