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PARIS, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- The Council of Europe, the premier European body
that monitors democracy and human rights, said Thursday that it is organizing
December 16-17 a conference on ways to prevent terrorism.
The conference is to be held in Istanbul and it will deal with "the tools
for prevention" of terrorism and "the juridical instruments and their
implementation" in this regard.
A statement from the Council, which is based in Strasbourg, Eastern France
and has 47 members, indicated that Turkey was chosen as host country for the
forthcoming event because it currently presides the Council of Ministers of
the European Body.
The statement said that national and international experts will be invited
"to propose ideas to participants to improve the prevention of terrorism,"
particularly by examining the changing nature of the phenomenon.
An examination will also be carried out of "incitements and recruitment" in
the area of terrorism. Ways to tackle the financing of terrorism will also be
discussed, the statement added.
About 150 experts from member States, as well as official observers from
the Council of Europe and other international organizations, are expected to
attend the Istanbul gathering, which will be opened by Council
Secretary-General Thorbjorn Jagland and Turkish Interior Minister Besir
Atalay. (End)
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