International conference on countering terrorism, 2007
A three-day international conference on countering terrorism was held in Sri lanka from 18 - 20 October, 2007. The theme was ‘Terrorism: A challenge to democratically elected Governments.’ The Conference, was attended by terrorism experts, from 23 countries including France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, the United States and Vietnam. The conference was held by The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies at at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH)
French Anti-Terrorist Judges’ Chairman, Judge Jean Louis Bruguiere, who was the Guest of Honour, addressing the first panel of the day focused on the international responses to terrorism, traced the manner in which international efforts at responding to terrorism have evolved over the years, stating that if the fight against terrorism is an inescapable requirement, “we owe it to ourselves to reinforce our international cooperation at every level, notably by adopting multilateral or bilateral conventions in the field of judicial cooperation as well as extradition.”
Ex Chief of Indian Army, Gen. V. P. Malik said “terrorist activities anywhere will stop only when their fuel runs out.” The ex-General traced the important steps taken to counter terrorism in South Asia, emphasised the need for a regional strategy and cooperation, but essentially local’s operatives and doctrines.
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