Annan to visit Jordan

Published November 11, 2005

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10: On the request of Jordan’s King Abdullah, UN Secretary-General has decided to visit Amman to confer with the king and UN staff following the suicide bombings on three hotels, a UN spokesperson announced on Thursday.

Mr Annan, who is on a Middle East tour, was scheduled to visit the Jordanian capital on Thursday, but the trip was postponed following attacks.

Meanwhile the UN Security Council on Thursday called on all states to help bring the perpetrators behind the attacks to justice and reiterated its determination to combat all forms of terrorism in accordance with its responsibilities under the UN Charter.

“The Security Council reaffirms that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed,” the 15-member body said in a presidential statement.

“The Security Council condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist bombings that took place in Amman,” it said in a statement read out at the session by Ambassador Andrey Denisov of Russia, which holds the rotating Council presidency for November.

The Council underlined ‘the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these intolerable acts to justice’, and urged all states to cooperate with and provide support and assistance, as appropriate, to the Jordanian government.

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