"Mr President, Strengthening cooperation and interaction between the Member States of the United Nations on the one hand, international organizations and regional agencies on the other to face the phenomenon of terrorism will lead to combat terrorist and their plans which cannot be justified or linked to any race, religion or culture. In fact, it contradicts all teachings of divine religions which call for tolerance and respect; and prohibit killing of innocent people. In this regard, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has followed with great concern and sadness the events that took place the Kingdom of Norway and claimed the lives of many innocent people. While we share with the Norwegian People its sadness and offer condolences to the families of the victims, we note that this criminal incident is evidence that terrorism is not related to religion, nationality or race. Emanating from this perspective, we can say that there is grave injustice committed against Islam when some people tend to brush it with terrorism; while this religion calls for tolerance, coexistence and applying its principles to achieve its objectives. The Kingdom has made several contributions in the field of combating terrorism such as hosting the Counter-Terrorism International Conference of 2005 held in Riyadh. Many conclusions and recommendations emanated from this conference, most notably the call of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to create an international center to combat terrorism under the umbrella of United Nations to coordinate international efforts and early exchange of information to anticipate and forestall terrorist's plans before they occur; with a view that this center will strengthen the role of the United Nations and its Committees on counter-terrorism. Few days ago, the United Nations responded to the idea by signing the agreement to establish the United Nations Center for Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT) here in the headquarters of this organization. Moreover, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pledges to support the efforts of the UNCCT in pursuing its objectives as a token of the Kingdom's contribution in consolidating and restoring international security. --MORE 15:37 LOCAL TIME 12:37 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/929100