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Interlaken Recommendations on Counter-terrorism
INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, 29 April 2014 – 200 delegates including national counter-terrorism coordinators and other governmental experts from participating States and Partners for Co-operation, as well as representatives from international organizations, academia and NGOs participated in a two-day OSCE international counter-terrorism conference.
At the end of the conference, the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship presented its conclusions which are intended to serve as a reference for future discussions related to the fight against terrorism. They provide specific recommendations to OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation on one hand, and to the OSCE and its Executive Structures on the other, in each of the three main areas in focus during the conference: Financing of terrorism - “Kidnapping for ransom”; Ensuring Legality, Transparency and Accountability in Counter-Terrorism; and Responding to the Phenomenon of Individuals Taking Part in Violent Hostilities within or outside the OSCE Area (“foreign fighters”).
The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this document are not given nor necessarily endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) unless the OSCE is explicitly defined as the Author of this document.