A number of Arab, Muslim and world officials addressed here today the Counter-terrorism International Conference inaugurated by Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard. In his speech, U.N. Secretary General Envoy to the Conference and Executive Director for Combating Terrorism Javier Roberice thanked the Kingdom for holding this important conference to discuss the danger of terrorism and ways that should be pursued to combat it. He noted that terrorism is a danger threatening all civilized people, stressing that all religions forbid terrorism. The U.N. Secretary General Envoy called for refuting suspected allegations of few vicious people purporting that Islam justifies the killing of innocents, calling on countries to confront these allegations aiming at defaming Islam. He said that he will announce in the near future a vision relating to a U.N. comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism. --More 2058 Local Time 1758 GMT
