U.S., Britain and Netherlands to hold conference in 2006 on

The Unites States, Britain
and the Netherlands will hold a conference early next year
on how to cut funding of terrorist organizations, the Dutch
finance minister said Monday after meeting with the U.S.
treasury secretary.
No details were released about the venue or date of the
planned conference other than that it would be held in
early 2006.
U.S. Treasure Secretary John Snow, who stopped in the
Netherlands on a European trip, discussed methods of
cutting money flows to terrorists with Dutch Finance
Minister Gerrit Zalm.
Zalm "is a global leader in anti-terrorism efforts and
efforts to make sure the financial systems are secured
against terrorist threats," Snow told reporters.
He also said talks with the Dutch addressed ways to open
new financial markets and spur economic growth.
--SP
1525 Local Time
1225 GMT