Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism to Go Into Force on June 1

February 21st, 2007 at 02:07pm

Council of Europe Secretary-General Terry Davis announced on February 21 that the council’s Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism would go into force on June 1, following its ratification by Romania. It will be operative in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and the Ukraine.

For the full text of Davis’ statement, see here. For more background on the Convention and the Council of Europe’s anti-terrorism measures, see here.

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