The 106th Inter-Parliamentary Conference,

Distraught and horrified at the terrorist attacks committed in the United States of America, particularly in New York and Washington, D.C., on 11 September 2001,

Considering the attachment of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to human life, security, peace, dialogue and prosperity in the world,

Recalling its outright condemnation of terrorism as a means of action or expression,

1. Condemns with the utmost energy the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States of America on 11 September 2001;

2. Assures the victims, their families, and the American Government, Congress and people of its solidarity in these tragic circumstances;

3. Invites all States represented within the Union to work together with the United States of America to expose and punish the perpetrators of these terrorist acts and their accomplices, in accordance with international law;

4. Calls on all States to develop or strengthen their cooperation with a view to preventing and stamping out terrorist activities throughout the world.

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