Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 28, SPA -- Representatives from NATO andRussia were discussing ways to combat international terrorism Tuesday at a conference in the Slovene capital Ljubljana. Military and civil crisis experts from 27 countries in theNATO-Russia Council are expected to talk about anti-terrormeasures and the capabilities of individual states, in thelight of terror attacks in the U.S., Turkey, Spain andRussia. It's hoped the four-day discussions will find ways tostrengthen cooperation in preventing, countering andmanaging the consequences of terrorist acts. "In the past years, we have seen cowardly attacks oncivilians in Beslan, Madrid, Istanbul and many otherplaces," Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel told theconference. "The new, highly destructive dimension ofterrorism concerns us all." The NATO-Russia Council was set up in May 2002 toencourage NATO's cooperation with Russia in a number offields where the two sides have similar interests, according to a report of The Associated Press.--SPA1408 Local Time 1108 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/273148