The international communities have suffered a lot from horrors of terrorism, and these sufferings have remarkably increased in the contemporary times in a manner that has annoyed peace-and -security loving people, said a statement released by the Saudi Embassy here on the eve of Counter-terrorism International Conference, openings its deliberations in Riyadh later today. "These serious developments have made it necessary to exert efforts for confronting this phenomenon," the statement said. "In realization of this important reality, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has convened an international conference for confronting terrorism so as to enhance the on-going international efforts in this respect," said the statement, noting that the conference will provide a good opportunity to exchange views and to present proposals on combating terrorism. The statement pointed out that the conference aims at shedding light on concepts of terrorism, and historical and cultural developments that feed terrorism, as well as projecting links between terrorism and money-laundering, smuggling of weapons and drugs. "Moreover, the conference aims at getting acquainted with terrorist organizations and their style of work in addition to the experiences of various countries and international organizations in the field of combating terrorism. "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hopes that all countries, and international and regional organizations participating in the conference will present useful recommendations that positively contribute to uprooting terrorism," the statement added.
