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International Terrorism represents one of today's most important and significant security challenges. In this context, all international security institutions are forced to review their strategic concepts and respective capabilities.
The unique structure of the EAPC and the successful co-operative approach of all EAPC member states will help to reach a common approach in the fight against international terrorism.
Austria supports all efforts and initiatives fostering complementarity between the various European and Euro-Atlantic projects and programs in this field. Ongoing cooperation between the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe and NATO on the issue of border control (a subject of great importance in the fight against terrorism) is a good example for a complementary approach that avoids unnecessary duplication.
Let me also draw your attention to a high level conference on "International Security and the Fight against Terrorism" which will take place in Vienna from 13 to 15 June 2002. This conference is an Austrian initiative in the framework of EAPC.
To our knowledge this will be the first time that representatives of EAPC member states and of states participating in NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue will meet in this way for a political, military and scientific discourse.
It is our view that the EAPC Community should undertake a fundamental analysis of the threats of terrorism and the required measures for counter-terrorism also in cooperation with other international organizations. This analysis should help define potential new requirements for our armed forces in the fight against terrorism. The current PfP-mechanisms should then be examined so as to determine to which extent they can be used to achieve any such new requirements. From an Austrian point of view the existing PfP-mechanisms offer excellent and flexible instruments for reaching the necessary degree of interoperability also in this field.