Th four working groups of the International Counter-terrorism Conference hosted by the Kingdom in Riyadh issued their recommendations today. Following are the recommendations in detail: REPORT OF THE FIRST WORKING GROUP (Origins, sources, culture and ideology of terrorism) Date: 7 February 2005 Chairman: Ambassador Hayati Guven (Republic of Turkey) Session Rapporteur: Dr. Mustapha Alem (Saudi Arabia) Workshop title: Origins, culture and ideology of terrorism Participants: Federal Republic of Germany Islamic Republic of Iran Federal Republic of Brazil Republic of Turkey Denmark Canada State of Kuwait Republic of Lebanon Malaysia Arab Republic of Egypt Japan European Union UN Security Council 1267 Committee Monitoring Team Session Summary The Chairman of the workshop was chosen in coordination between member states which nominated Turkey to chair Workshop I. Germany, Turkey, Egypt and Japan delivered the statements in the session which focused on the origins, culture and ideology of terrorism. Other countries contributed from the floor to the work of the committee and experiences of each state in this field were reviewed. It was emphasized that terrorism is one of the most serious issues and problems of our times, and that it is important to define its causes and explore ways to combat it. --More 2104 Local Time 1804 GMT
