ii. League of Arab States existing cooperation in counter-terrorism. Interior ministers of the Arab states, On March 28, 2010, the Council of the following the rise of Islamic extremist League gathered at the summit level and violence in the aftermath of the Gulf War, adopted a resolution on international began discussing ways to establish an terrorism and its suppression, which cooperation. However, the included a call for continuing dialogue and discussions ended up with a formal action cooperation with the Security Council in January 1996, after four years of Counter Terrorism Committee. discussion, despite the numerous meetings and reportedly examined several different c. Asia recommendations. The first formal action i. South Asian Association for Regional was adopting a code of ethics Cooperation (SAARC) “wherein Based on the Dhaka Summit in 1985 where Arab states commit themselves to combat terrorism and abstain from participating Heads of State or Government of the “the or engaging in terrorist actions or offering Member States of the SAARC recognized asylum to the perpetrators of such acts”. the seriousness of the problem of terrorism In August 1996, the ministers agreed on as it affects the security and stability of the what the definition of terrorism does not and the Bangalore Summit region” include; they excluded Declaration of 1986 where SAARC “armed struggles member states agreed on cooperating in by peoples under foreign occupation to terrorism-related policies, a free their lands and realize their rights of “Regional from the definition, Convention on Suppression of self-determination” Terrorism” which they use as the basis of the use of was produced. The Convention generally violence against Israel. concentrates on cooperation and mutual After two years of attempts for a solution, assistance in suppression of terrorism. In an to fight Terrorism and 2004, SAARC member states adopted an “accord was adopted on April 22, additional protocol to strengthen the Extremism” 1998. The accord called for a strong stance convention in the field of combating against terrorism and cooperation among financing of terrorism, giving reference to Arab states. the conventions and other related On November 19, 2009, the Council of documents of the United Nations. Justice Ministers decided to strengthen the
ii. League of Arab States Interior ministers of the Arab states, following the rise of Islamic extremist violence in the aftermath of the Gulf War, began discussing ways to establish an cooperation. However, the discussions ended up with a formal action in January 1996, after four years of discussion, despite the numerous meetings and reportedly examined several different recommendations. The first formal action was adopting a code of ethics “wherein Arab states commit themselves to combat terrorism and abstain from participating or engaging in terrorist actions or offering asylum to the perpetrators of such acts”. In August 1996, the ministers agreed on what the definition of terrorism does not include; they excluded “armed struggles by peoples under foreign occupation to free their lands and realize their rights of self-determination” from the definition, which they use as the basis of the use of violence against Israel. After two years of attempts for a solution, an “accord to fight Terrorism and Extremism” was adopted on April 22, 1998. The accord called for a strong stance against terrorism and cooperation among Arab states. On November 19, 2009, the Council of Justice Ministers decided to strengthen the existing cooperation in counter-terrorism. On March 28, 2010, the Council of the League gathered at the summit level and adopted a resolution on international terrorism and its suppression, which included a call for continuing dialogue and cooperation with the Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee. c. Asia i. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Based on the Dhaka Summit in 1985 where “the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the SAARC recognized the seriousness of the problem of terrorism as it affects the security and stability of the region” and the Bangalore Summit Declaration of 1986 where SAARC member states agreed on cooperating in terrorism-related policies, a “Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism” was produced. The Convention generally concentrates on cooperation and mutual assistance in suppression of terrorism. In 2004, SAARC member states adopted an additional protocol to strengthen the convention in the field of combating financing of terrorism, giving reference to the conventions and other related documents of the United Nations.
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