CTC CONTINUES FOLLOW-UP ON VISITS

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 002179

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

FOR IO/PSC:JSANDAGE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UNSC PTER PREL
SUBJECT: CTC CONTINUES FOLLOW-UP ON VISITS

REF: A. KONZET/SANDAGE EMAIL--11/15/06

B. KONZET/SANDAGE EMAIL--11/16/06

C. THOMAS/WILCOX EMAIL--11/17/06

D. LIMA 4249

E. BOGOTA 10215

F. CAIRO 6677

G. QUITO 2735

H. STATE 174275

I. SANDAGE/MCNICHOLAS EMAIL--10/30/06


1. BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism
Committee (CTC) held its 175th meeting November 16, followed
by an informal meeting to discuss the list of states the
Committee's Executive Directorate (CTED) proposes to visit in

2007. The agenda focused on reports on CTED's state visits
to the Philippines, Tanzania, and Jordan, and the CTC debated
proposals of the UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism
and human rights to collaborate more closely with the CTC.
END SUMMARY.


2. CTC members suggested that CTED revise its draft report
on its September 2006 visit to the Philippines to include
recommendations to enhance its ability to freeze assets and
stress the need for the Philippines to adopt an effective
counterterrorism law. Members also accepted a French
proposal for CTED to begin adding an executive summary to its
trip reports, which would focus the host state's attention on
key operational actions its should take to follow up on the
visit. CTC Chairman, Danish PermRep Loj, tasked CTC members
to submit written comments by November 21 concerning CTED's
revised reports on its June 2006 trip to Jordan and its
February 2006 trip to Tanzania.


2. The CTC also discussed proposals of Martin Scheinin, the
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of
human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering
terrorism. At an October 26 briefing for the CTC, Scheinin
suggested collaborating on joint missions to states,
exchanging information before and after separate missions,
and cooperating to identify and compile best practices
states' counterterrorism measures and their conformity with
human rights. Aside from Qatar, which welcomed Scheinin's
proposals, CTC members generally agreed that while the CTC
should maintain links to Scheinin, accepting most of his
specific suggestions would exceed the CTC's mandate.


4. In an informal meeting immediately following the formal
session, the CTC agreed that CTED should approach the
following states and request permission to visit them in
2007: Cambodia, Argentina, Laos, Vietnam, Armenia, Georgia,
Azerbaijan, Turkey, Niger, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, South
Africa, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Uzbekistan. (Note:
Referring to Peru, but not by name, the Chairman left open
the possibility that another country could be added to the
list. USUN will clarify to CTED and the Danes its
understanding that Peru would not welcome a visit. USUN
thanks Department and post's assistance in reaching out to
Peru (refs C-D). USUN also thanks Department and Embassies
Bogata, Cairo, Quito, and Riyadh for seeking states' support
for CTED visits (refs E-I). End Note.)




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