S/PV.4672 Security Council

The Security Council will now continue its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. After consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council. “The Security Council recalls the statement of its President of 8 October 2002 (S/PRST/2002/26) concerning the Work Programme (S/2002/1075) of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001 (the Counter-Terrorism Committee). “The Security Council notes the key role to be played by international, regional and subregional organizations in supporting Government capacity-strengthening on counter- terrorism and in furthering the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). It encourages the Counter-Terrorism Committee to build a dialogue with and encourage a dialogue between such organizations active in the areas covered by that resolution. “In this context, the Security Council requests the Counter-Terrorism Committee, with a view to improving the flow of information on experiences, standards and best practice, and to coordinating ongoing activity, to invite all relevant international, regional and subregional organizations to: “(a) Contribute to a report information on their activities in the area of counter-terrorism; “(b) Send a representative to attend a Special Meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee with international, regional and subregional organizations on 7 March 2003. “The Security Council invites the Counter- Terrorism Committee to report on developments at regular intervals.” This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2002/38. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.