Russia Prepares to Sign Antiterrorism Convention

Russia expects to be the first nation to sign the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism next month, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko said Wednesday (see GSN, Aug. 8).

Russia will sign the document on Sept. 14 in New York during the U.N. World Summit, Yakovenko said in a Rossiiskaya Gazeta article. Moscow proposed the convention, which the U.N. General Assembly adopted in April, RIA Novosti reported.

“The adoption of the convention is the result of systematic, resourceful and energetic work, first of all on the part of Russia,” Yakovenko said. “The convention is largely an innovative document. … The convention's adoption shows the resolve and capabilities of the UN member states to adapt the organization to modern realities and security requirements.”

He added that the convention is the first document the international community has produced to prevent particular terrorist attacks.

Yakovenko said Russia will be the first of many countries to sign the document (RIA Novosti, Sept. 7).

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