Council of Europe Conferences of Ministers of Justice
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9-10 October 2003, Sofia (Bulgaria) | |||||
European Justice Ministers gave their backing to Council of Europe counter-terrorism action. They agreed to support current United Nations efforts against terrorism and to examine the possibility and added value of a comprehensive convention against terrorism, to be negotiated in the Council of Europe. | ||||||
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Opening of the Conference | ||||||
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Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Bulgarian Prime Minister |
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The Secretary General and the Bulgarian Prime Minister at the opening of the conference | |||
Global action is the only answer to the scourge of terrorism, Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha told delegates at its opening session. He called for the ministers to give an impetus to Council of Europe action against terrorists. ' Terrorism is an encroachment on the principles of human rights, democracy and the rule of law at the heart of the Council of Europe, the oldest political organisation in Europe,' he said. He assured delegates that Bulgaria was determined to support the fight against terrorism and strengthen international co-operation. |
The time has come for a comprehensive convention on terrorism, says Walter Schwimmer, Council of Europe Secretary General Opening the Conference, the Secretary General has stressed that a new top priority in the immediate future was the elaboration of a Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism of the Council of Europe. ''The time has now come to give a strong political impetus to this initiative and to the opening of negotiations for such an instrument,'' he said. | |||||
Reports and other documents All documents are available in PDF format | ||||||
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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- Bulgaria |
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- Canada |
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- Cyprus |
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- “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” |
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- Germany |
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- Hungary |
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- Liechtenstein |
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- Norway |
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- Poland |
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- Russian Federation |
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- Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro) |
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- Slovenia |
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- Spain |
doc MJU 25 (2003) 18F (French only) | |||||
- Sweden |
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- Turkey |
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- Memorandum presented by the International Commission on Civil Status |
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- UNMIK in Kosovo |
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Conclusions and Resolution adopted - 
