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06USUNNEWYORK1778
2006-09-11 20:53:00
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USUN New York
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CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS

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FOR IO/PSC:JSANDAGE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV AA
SUBJECT: CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS

REF: A. WILCOX/SANDAGE EMAIL--09/05/06

B. USUN 1663

C. USUN 1521

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 001778

SIPDIS

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FOR IO/PSC:JSANDAGE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV AA
SUBJECT: CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS

REF: A. WILCOX/SANDAGE EMAIL--09/05/06

B. USUN 1663

C. USUN 1521


1. BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 169th meeting on September 7, the
Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)
discussed its draft report to the Security Council on
resolution 1624 (2005),the Counter-Terrorism Committee's
Executive Directorate's (CTED) July visit to Malaysia, CTED's
upcoming visit to the Philippines with the 1267 Monitoring
Team, and other visits CTED is planning (ref A). While CTC
members praised the draft 1624 report, the UK, Russia, and
China said the CTC should do more to enhance states'
implementation of the resolution. CTC Chairman and Danish
PermRep Ellen Margrethe Loj cautioned that the Security
Council -- not the CTC -- should provide additional guidance
for the CTC's work relating to UNSCR 1624 after it reviews
the report. Loj expected the Council might do so when she
and the Chairmen of the 1267 and 1540 Committees brief the
Council on September 28. END SUMMARY.

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1624 Report
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2. CTC members praised the draft report to the Security
Council on states' implementation of UNSCR 1624, but the UK,
China, and Russia pressed the CTC to do more to enhance
states' implementation of UNSCR 1624, building on the
information in the report. (Note: Five of the ten Council
members have yet to report. End Note.) The UK said the
draft report provides a useful basis for the CTC to help
states build capacity to implement the resolution, including
by spreading best practices. Russia and China were even more
forward-leaning, urging the CTC to provide states with
guidelines for implementing UNSCR 1624 and to do more to
secure reports from the 124 non-submitting states. (Comment:
The CTC has no mandate to direct states how to implement
UNSCR 1624, and this proposal would be problematic for us.
End Comment.) In summing up the discussion, Chairman Loj
said the CTC should distinguish between the report and any
next steps relating to UNSCR 1624, noting that the Security
Council -- not the CTC -- would draw conclusions from the
report and provide direction on next steps.

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CTED Trips
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3. Delegations generally welcomed CTED's report on its July
10-14 trip to Malaysia. CTED will incorporate comments into
a revised draft, which the CTC will approve under a
no-objection procedure. Both the UK and Qatar commented on
the report's discussion of Malaysia's detention of terror
suspects without charges and called upon CTED to do more in
its visits to raise human rights concerns with states.


4. CTED presented a draft agenda and plans for its September
18-22 trip to the Philippines with the 1267 Monitoring Team.
CTED plans to focus on: (a) counterterrorism legislation and
remaining gaps, including the criminalization of terrorist
acts and various forms of support for terrorism; (b)
terrorism financing; (c) border control (immigration and
customs); (d) law enforcement and practice; (e) extradition
and mutual legal assistance to address weaknesses in current
laws and practices; (f) recruitment of terrorists and
training camps, particularly in the south of the country; and
(g) technical assistance needed to supplement assistance the
Philippines has received. CTED and the three 1267 Monitoring
Team participants will meet together and separately with
Philippine officials. CTED Executive Director Javier Ruperez
will meet with the President of the Senate, the National
Security Advisor, the Office of the President, and the heads
of the Philippine National Police and the Anti-Terrorism Task
Force under the Office of the President. CTED also plans to
meet with representatives of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action
Group (CTAG) and the local UN Development Program (UNDP)
coordinator. Two representatives of the UN Office on Drugs
and Crime, as well as one representative each from Interpol
and the International Civil Aviation Organization will
participate as well. After the meeting, CTED Executive
Director Ruperez reiterated CTED's request (ref C) for
background information or consultations with the United
States concerning the Philippines, which he would like before
the trip.


5. CTED Executive Director Ruperez also summarized planning
for CTED's other upcoming state visits and said CTED would
propose a list of additional states to visit in 2007. CTED
will travel to Mali from October 2-6, to India from November
6-13, and to Pakistan from November 17-24. CTED hopes to
travel to Indonesia in late November or early December and

will travel to Kuwait from December 2-6. Finally, CTED hopes
to visit Nigeria in November and Bangladesh in early January

2007.
BOLTON