G8 Counterterrorism/Law Enforcement Meeting in Montreal

Deputy Coordinator Ann Korky, of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, together with Senior Advisor Elizabeth Verville from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, led an interagency U.S. delegation to a meeting of the G8 Roma (Counterterrorism) and Lyon (Anti-Crime) Subgroups held October 22–25 in Montreal. The G8 representatives at this meeting agreed to concrete measures to counter the terrorist threat and strengthen law enforcement institutions and mutual cooperation in the following areas:

• counterterrorism capacity building;
• dissemination of G8 counterterrorism best practices through the UN Counterterrorism Committee;
• passport issuance standards;
• advance airline passenger information,
• critical information infrastructure protection;
• freezing of terrorist assets;
• use of DNA evidence;
• judicial cooperation for prevention terrorist crimes; and
• protection of children from sexual exploitation on- line.

The G8 remains committed to combating terrorism and crime, and the Roma/Lyon Subgroup will continue its efforts to work together against these problems under the French Presidency, which begins January 1.