Riyadh: The Saudi government signed with the United Nations an agreement to establish the world centre for counter-terrorism, which will be headquartered in New York City.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon announced during the signing ceremony with the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, that "the Centre will contribute significantly to fighting against terrorism in all parts of the world," calling on Member States to work collectively to combat terrorism.
Ban said at the United Nations International Symposium on Cooperation on Combating International Terrorism that Saudi Arabia will contribute $10 million US in the next three years to set up the centre, which will be headquartered in New York City.
He added that the centre supports the implementation of strategies and also contribute to strengthening international cooperation and the efforts of individual countries in building capacity and database for the application of the best actions to combat terrorism.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Akme Al Deen Ihsanaglo, expressed the support of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and the United Nations to establish a center for combating terrorism.
He added: "I believe that terrorism cannot be tackled effectively by dealing with this issue purely from a security perspective."
