S/PV.4513 Security Council

The Security Council will now continue its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. After consultations among members of the Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: “The Security Council welcomes the briefing by the Chairman of the Committee pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001 (the Counter-Terrorism Committee) on the work of the Committee, and other reflections by members of the Committee on its work so far. The Security Council recalls the note by its President of 4 October 2001 (S/2001/935) which recorded that it would undertake a review of the structure and activities of the Committee no later than 4 April 2002. The Council welcomes and confirms the continuation of the current Chairmanship and Bureau arrangements for a further six months. It invites the Counter- Terrorism Committee to continue its work as set out in the work programme for the Committee’s third 90-day period (S/2002/318), including to explore ways in which States can be assisted to implement the resolution; to build a dialogue with international regional and subregional organizations active in the areas covered by resolution 1373 (2001) in accordance with the principles of the Charter and relevant Security Council resolutions; and to identify issues on which concerted international action would further the implementation of the letter and spirit of the resolution. The Security Council considers it essential that those Members States which have not yet submitted a report pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1373 (2001) do so as soon as possible. The Security Council invites the Counter- Terrorism Committee to report on its activities at regular intervals and expresses its intention to review the structure and activities of the Committee no later than 4 October 2002.” This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2002/10. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.