COPENHAGEN. April 25 (Interfax) - In their actions and technologies, terrorists are staying ahead of those who fight them, Nikolai Kovalyov, special representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), said.
"We are observing at first hand how high technologies used by the leaders of terror in their practice are. However, I have to state that we are now behind in countering this plague of the 21st century, and all attempts to unite international efforts in creating the unified anti-terrorism coalition failed to yield positive results," Kovalyov said in a report on his work as a representative of the organization at a meeting of the OSCE PA Bureau in Copenhagen.
He provided statistics that at least 170,000 civilians in the world were killed in terror attacks in 15 years, including tens of thousands of servicemen and policemen engaged in fight against terrorism on all continents. "And economies of the states, affected citizens and legal entities suffered aggregated damages of at least $1 billion," Kovalyov said.
He recalled the entire package of offers made to leading structures representing the global community, in particular, the UN and the OSCE. For instance, the idea that it would be appropriate to create the anti-terrorism headquarter under the aegis of the UN was suggested. "This multi-ethnic body could become an international super-brain developing strategies in coordination of efforts between national services usually locked in their internal fight against terrorism," he said.
He also recalled an initiative to create an anti-terrorism committee within the OSCE PA, first and foremost, to coordinate the national laws in this field.
"Despite the longstanding public announcement of such necessary recommendations for global security, the process hasn't moved out of the 'deadlock' so far," Kovalyov said.