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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Committee on Terrorism to Meet in London

24 January 2002

The Commonwealth Committee on Terrorism (CCT) will meet in Marlborough House, London, on Tuesday, 29 January 2002.

The Committee was constituted by the Commonwealth Secretary-General and comprises Ministers from Australia, The Bahamas, Canada, India, Malaysia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tonga, the United Kingdom, and the United Republic of Tanzania.

The Committee was established following the statement by Commonwealth leaders condemning international terrorism on 25 October 2001. The Group is expected to draw up a Commonwealth Plan of Action to assist member countries in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1373 of 28 September 2001.

The Committee's recommendations are expected to be presented to Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting in Coolum, Australia in March 2002.

Note to Editors:
Ministers attending the Meeting are The Hon Alexander Downer, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia; The Hon Sir William Allen, MP, Minister of Finance, The Bahamas; The Hon William Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada; The Hon Jaswant Singh, Minister for External Affairs, India; The Hon Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia; The Hon Dr Nkosazama Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs, South Africa; The Hon Tyronne Fernando, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka; HRH Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Tonga; Baroness Valerie Amos, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom and Hon Dr Abdulkadir Shareef, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Republic of Tanzania.



24 January 2002
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