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Statementby the H.E. Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady of Deputy PermanentRepresentative the Republic of Indonesia of the General Assembly Sixth Committee "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism" Agenda item 108: New York. 11 October 2007

Mr. Chairman, l. you upon your assumptionof the Chairmanshipof the Bureau Allow me, at the outset,to congratulate you of my delegation'sfull supportand cooperationfor of the Sixth Committee. Let me also assure in the success the work of the Committee. deliveredearlierby itself with the statement Before I continue, my delegationwishesto associate Asian Nations (ASEAN); Cuba,in its capacityas Vietnam on behalf the Associationof South-East the chair of the NAM; and Pakistan,on behalf of the Organizationof Islamic Countries. Mr. Chairman,
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past several as Indonesiais pleasedto participatein this meetingbecause, a victim of terrorism in the people. y.urr, every ,tep forwaid in the battle againstthis heinouscrime brings a little solaceto our in the This is why we continueto advocatecollaborativeefforts to combat it, and to plug loopholes effort at every level' Inaction is not an option' efforts to overcomethe over recentyears,Indonesiahas position itself at the heart of comprehensive severalcountries. terrorismthreat. At the bilateral level,we have developedclose cooperationwith of the GeneralAssembly,we only a couple of weeks ago, on the marginsof the high level segment with the DemocraticSocialistRepublic on signeda biiateral .oop.rution agreement counter-terrorism bilateral cooperationwith immediatecountriesin the region, in oisri Lanka. We also enhanced Processof 2004. Earlier this year in Jakarta, particularunder the aegisof the Bali Counter-Terrorism with the objectiveof Indonesiaand Austratii;ointty organizedthe Conferenceon Counter-Terrorism to in counter-teirorismcooperation the sub-region. This efforl is complementary The strengthening which is now in full operationas a (JCLEC), Jakaita Cenlrefor Law EnforcementCooperatiorn crimes, ihe capacityoflaw enforcementofficers in combatingtransnational mechanismfor enhancing officers in the region have alreadyparticipatedin including terrorism. About 2000 law enforcement in the JCLEC programsinceits establishment 2004'

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conventionlast Among our effor.tsat the regional level,we adoptedthe ASEAN counter-terrorism provideslegal framework for regional cooperation Januaryin Cebu, the Philippines. The Convention tenorism in all forms and manifestations.The scopeof the to counter, prevent and suppress offencescoveredby all thirteeninternationalconventionson counterConvention encompasses terrorism. And with a view to expeditingits entry into force,we are now working toward developing a comprehensiveplan of action,through a meeting to be held in Jakarta,later this month. Beyond intra-ASEAN cooperation,the Associationhas initiated an extensivenetwork of counterterrorism cooperationwith its dialog partnercountries,including Australia,China, India, Japan,Russia,the Unites States,and the EuropeanUnion. Efforts have also beenpromotedwithin the ASEAN Indonesiahasbeena key proponent. Regional Forum. In all theseendeavors, Let me also point out that our efforts extendbeyond our immediateregion. In this regard, Indonesia, a in cooperationwith the EuropeanUnion and UNODC, organized workshop last month on the legal universalframework againstcyber-terrorism.Other issuethat was discussed implementationof the is relating to the rehabilitationprogramswhich, basedon our experience, also useful to fight terrorism.

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and At the gtobat level,we becameparty to six conventionson counter-terrorism, are making efforls are also in constantcooperationwith the various to becomeparty to the remainingconventions. We by counter-terrorismrelatedCommitteesestablished the UNSC resolutions. In connectionwith this, Executive Directorate(CTED) last by on site-visit to Jakartawas undertaken the Counter-Terrorism June. That contactwas extremelyuseful to us in terms of further identifying areasof technical requiring improvementin our national ability to respondto terrorism. All of this assistance cooperationeventually will contributeto improve Indonesia'sability to fight terrorism. Mr. Chairman,

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This year is also quite opportunefor us as we will review for the first time, the United Nations Global Counter-TerrorismStrategy. Indonesiais pleasedto have beenat the forefront of the adoption of this Strategy. The launchingof the Global Counter-TerrorismStrategywas somethingthat we had looked of forward to, as the focal point of the response the internationalcommunity to the menaceof terrorism. to It is a sourceof satisfaction us that all nationscould come togetherand agreeon a common tool for the combatingterrorism. We believethat in order to make it more efficient, we needto strengthen type of cooperation,at various levels,to implement the Strategyand its political will to explore every Plan of Actions to the fullestextent. it practicalcooperationin law enforcement, is essentialthat we avoid While we seekto enhance religion, nationality,civilization or ethnic group. It is terrorism in terms of a specific stereotyping and tolerance. We important,therefore,to createa betterclimate for nurturing mutual understanding that dialogueis a prerequisitefor building mutual trust so that leained from our experience could be avoided,and prejudicecould be fought. misperception the Consciousof this, we have always stressed important contributionof crosscultural and interfaith in the global fight againstterrorism. In this effort, we proceedby involving all stakeholders dialogue

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the We consider process NGOs andmediaprofessionals. in the society,such as communityleaders, at the grassroots of involving informal leadersto be very important sincethey can influence change of the level. They are in a good position to disseminate message peaceand harmony. That is why togetherwith the Norwegian Government- we jointly initiated the Global Inter-mediadialogue,the secondof which was held in Oslo last June.

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with the United Kingdom, an Indonesian-UK in Likewise, we have also established, cooperation Islamic Advisory Group (IAG), to function as a medium for interactionbetweenMuslim leadersin from both countriesto the East and the West. This IAG will bring togetherIslamic representatives and tolerancebetweenIslam advice on countering radicalism and promoting mutual understanding and the West. The objectivesinclude developingconstructivedialogueamong both civilizations, and of eliminating strgmatization religions and/or any attribution of terrorism to a certain religion. has tensions, cross-cultural in especially times of heightened Building bridgesbetweencommunities, effort that needsconsistentsupportfrom the indeed not been a one stop exercise. It is a sustainable the internationalcommunity. For this reason,we welcome the establishment Alliance of Civilizations the and a medium for tripartite cooperationbetweenmemberstates, llN and civil society,throughthe Interfaith Dialogue for Cooperationand Peace' conventionon Of equal importance,Mr. Chairman,is the conclusionof the comprehensive containedin the internationalterrorism. Our platform is simple: in order to be successful, measures and balanced. Naturally, they must also be within the the conventionmust be comprehensive principles of internationallaw, respectingnational sovereigntyand territorial integrity, and internationalhumanitarianlaw' conventionon terrorism today more than we have There is no doubt that we need a comprehensive our legal framework in the battle againstthe menace ever done. Such an instrumentwould strengthen of terrorism. We needthis instrumentto place the internationalcommunity on the samepageagainst threat to internationalpeaceand security. a potent and ever-adapting Mr. Chairman,

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under which terrorism is justifiable. However, we We do not believe that there are any circumstances unlesswe comprehendits roots also do not acceptthat it is possibleto fight terrorism successfully that are often identify thesefundamentalcauses and springboard. We believe that it is critical to maniiestedin the form of political and socio-economicinjustice at the global level. the It is our view that unlessthis is effectively accomplished, proposedConvention cannotbe a this menaceto the internationalpeaceand security. reliable instrumentfor effectively combating terrorism,but What we must aspireto is not a weaponthat will be useful in cosmetically addressing foundations. of one capable weedingit from its deepest to With this in mind, we look forward to broadmindedapproaches resolve the outstandingissueson convention. article 18 of the draft comprehensive Thank you.

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