Twenty-first regular session of CICTE

Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE)
Organization of American States, Washington, D.C.

Ambassador Josué Fiallo, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic
As Chair of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE)

Translated from the Spanish original, which is the authoritative text.

Good afternoon to all.

Mr. Secretary General, Luis Almagro,

Ms. Rita Claverie de Sciolli, Chair of the Committee on Hemispheric Security,

Mr. Robeson Benn, Vice Chair of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism,

Representatives of the Member States,

In my capacity as outgoing Chair of CICTE, I would like to express thanks for all the support received during this year, which allowed us to achieve the objectives set in the 2020-2021 agenda and to fulfill the mandates established in the "Inter-American Convention against Terrorism." All this despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the adaptation to the virtual method of holding our meetings that it has required of each of us. It has been a joint effort.

We also wish to express, in a special way, our congratulations to Allison Treppel and her entire team for their constant support of our term, which made it possible to carry out successfully all the programs, courses, training sessions and activities as we had scheduled them. We likewise value the work and support of the Vice Chair of CICTE, as well as of all the Member States.

The capacity of transnational organized crime to modernize its criminal mechanisms, to the detriment of the security and stability of our states, requires a constant and joint effort, including the work we carry out in this forum. The objective must continue to be to protect our hemisphere from terrorism and violent extremism. That is our commitment, which we reaffirm today: to prevent, combat and eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. We wish the new Chair every success in its 2021-2022 term. Thank you very much!