United Nations High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States

Opening Session:

28 June 2018, 10.00 a.m.

AS DELIVERED

Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good rainy morning. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you.

“Opportunities and challenges in strengthening international cooperation through the sharing of information, expertise and resources”

United Nations Headquarters, New York, 28 June 2018, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Madame Chairman
Excellencies,

Distinguished Participants,

The military defeat of so-called Da’esh caliphate structures in Iraq last year by the heroism and sacrifices of the Iraqi people and with support of its international partners represents a truly historic achievement. But as the developments of the past decades have shown, terrorism, and especially ideologically motivated terrorism, is a resilient and adaptive enemy. Therefore, we need to recognize that the struggle cannot be over without addressing the root causes, ideology of Da’esh and similar forms of international terrorism. Otherwise the next stage of their evolution, will again exploit the gaps that the recent military victories did not and could not address.

On May 29th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East.