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Declaration on Terrorism by the 8th ASEAN
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations, condemn the heinous terrorist attacks in
2. We denounce once again the use of terror, with its toll on human life and society, in many
places around the world for whatever cause and in the name of whatever
religious or ethnic aspiration. We
deplore the tendency in some quarters to identify terrorism with particular
religions or ethnic groups.
3. We are determined to carry out and build on the specific measures outlined in
the ASEAN Declaration on Joint
Action to Counter Terrorism, which we adopted in Brunei Darussalam in November
2001. We resolve to intensify our efforts, collectively and individually, to prevent,
counter and suppress the activities of terrorist groups in the region. The ASEAN countries shall continue with
practical cooperative measures among ourselves and with the international
community.
4. We welcome
5. We look forward to the following activities:
the International
Conference on Anti-Terrorism and Tourism Recovery in
the Regional
Conference on Combating Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing in
the Intersessional Meeting on Terrorism of the ASEAN Regional
Forum in
the ASEAN
Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime with ministerial counterparts from
the establishment
of the
6. We call on the international community to avoid indiscriminately
advising their citizens to refrain from visiting or otherwise dealing with our
countries, in the absence of established evidence to substantiate rumors of
possible terrorist attacks,
as such measures could help achieve the objectives of the terrorists.
7. We urge the
international community to support ASEAN’s efforts to combat terrorism and restore business confidence in the
region. We are determined to
cooperate actively in mitigating the adverse impact of terrorist attacks on
ASEAN countries and urge the international community to assist us in these
efforts.
8. We resolve to ensure the security and harmony of our societies and the
safety of our peoples and also of others who are in our countries and in the region.
(ASEAN Leaders adopted the Declaration at their working dinner in