Ladies and Gentlemen,
We represent the region of Central, East and Southeast Europe, which has been tried severely in the past. Today, thanks to democratic transformations and great strides of our peoples, thanks to our partnership and solidarity, this part of Europe is stable or quickly progresses towards stability. Assembled in Warsaw today, we wish to reaffirm our solidarity and faith in democracy. The anti-terrorist coalition should be universal. Our states have proved their will to participate in it in a manner, which will meaningfully contribute to the struggle against terrorism.
I am happy that these issues are explored in Warsaw. For me it was a great satisfaction to ascertain that practically all countries in this part of Europe, their own actions notwithstanding, accepted Poland’s invitation in order to prove their solidarity in the struggle against evil. The voice of states of Central, East and Southeast Europe should be given heed! This conference is serving this purpose. Our voice must be heard and present. While gathering here in Warsaw, we are sending a message to the world about our readiness. I am also convinced that we shall think how to cure causes and eliminate sources of international terrorism. The combat against it will call for a long-term effort. Likewise, the vision of necessary actions should be far-sighted. Terrorists enjoy all of the benefits of globalization: access to modern technology, full information, free communication between various parts of the world, as well as free movement of capital. In their pursuits, terrorists resort to corruption, drug trafficking , illicit trafficking in arms, in persons and illegal capital transfers. We cannot agree to the situation where the processes originally meant to assist mankind’s development are now turning against us.
We must not forget that terrorist activities gain public support primarily in those countries and environments where people are poor and bereft of hope. They are nursing hatred of the world and modernity. For this reason, we must put a greater emphasis on international dialogue, education and mutual tolerance, upbringing of young people.
Globalization is an irreversible process, bust we must democratize it and make its fruits available to all countries and nations. We must enrich it with the voices of poorer, peripheral countries and communities, struggling under many problems. Inasmuch as every man has the right to equal opportunities, every nation has the right to benefit from global development. Hence, world-wide circulation of people, information, capital, should be made more equitable than it is today.
At this point, however, it should be reiterated that in our effort to clearly understand sources of terrorism and to eliminate its causes, we can never pardon terrorists, nor can we justify them.
We are acting under a broad mandate of international community, as defined by Resolutions of the UN Security Council and international conventions on combating terrorism. As states- candidates to the European Union and EU-associated states, we support the position of the Union and we feel particularly empowered to start regional initiatives furthering the values and goals of the united Europe.
Thus, in the area of economy, we have to consider application of effective procedures and instruments to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism. In the area of intelligence cooperation, we must facilitate bilateral contacts and co-operation. In the area of controlling the movement of persons and goods, we should adopt standards proposed by the European Union and focus our attention on homogenous methods of passport control and customs clearance.
By adopting solutions which favor the development of regional co-operation instruments for prevention and combating international terrorism, we, as the region, have a chance to come up with ideas which can be a proposal to other regions, equally open as ours. They also will be available to be used by the countries bordering on our continent where terrorism has been present for a long time now.
More than once in the history (also the recent one) our part of Europe was plagued by hatred and xenophobia. We have been able to overcome this disease, even if there was a heavy price to pay. Our painful experience in this respect should add strength to our resolve in fighting fanatic terrorism. It may also afford an opportunity to strengthen the ties between us, to overcome historical burdens in this part of Europe, to resolve problems inherited from the last decade. The response to the threats, and I want to say it very loudly in Warsaw, the response to the threats should be speeding up the European integration process as well as NATO enlargement by aspiring countries. Integration requires the same values, principles and procedures, which means that Europe is indeed becoming a common continent, where all of us enjoy security and development, but where we bear co-responsibility for our fate and share risk of fight against menace related to either one community, state, region, or the whole Europe and the world. Today we have an opportunity to try to reverse tragedy and suffering into wise strength!

THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, Mr. President. It is a real pleasure to be back in Warsaw, this time by telecast. I had a wonderful visit to the region in June, and I know I'm among friends today.
I thank all the nations of Central and Eastern Europe at this conference. You are our partners in the fight against terrorism, and we share an important moment in history.
For more than 50 years, the peoples of your region suffered under repressive ideologies that tried to trample human dignity. Today, our freedom is threatened once again. Like the fascists and totalitarians before them, these terrorists -- al Qaeda, the Taliban regime that supports them, and other terror groups across our world -- try to impose their radical views through threats and violence. We see the same intolerance of dissent; the same mad, global ambitions; the same brutal determination to control every life and all of life.
We have seen the true nature of these terrorists in the nature of their attacks -- they kill thousands of innocent people and then rejoice about it. They kill fellow Muslims, many of whom died in the World Trade Center that terrible morning -- and then they gloat. They condone murder and claim to be doing so in the name of a peaceful religion.
We have also seen the true nature of these terrorists in the nature of the regime they support in Afghanistan -- and it's terrifying. Women are imprisoned in their homes, and are denied access to basic health care and education. Food sent to help starving people is stolen by their leaders. The religious monuments of other faiths are destroyed. Children are forbidden to fly kites, or sing songs, or build snowmen. A girl of seven is beaten for wearing white shoes. Our enemies have brought only misery and terror to the people of Afghanistan -- and now they are trying to export that terror throughout the world.
Al Qaeda operates in more than 60 nations, including some in Central and Eastern Europe. These terrorist groups seek to destabilize entire nations and regions. They are seeking chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Given the means, our enemies would be a threat to every nation and, eventually, to civilization itself.
So we're determined to fight this evil, and fight until we're rid of it. We will not wait for the authors of mass murder to gain the weapons of mass destruction. We act now, because we must lift this dark threat from our age and save generations to come.
The people of my nation are now fighting this war at home. We face a second wave of terrorist attacks in the form of deadly anthrax that has been sent through the U.S. mail. Our people are responding to this new threat with alertness and calm. Our government is responding to treat the sick, provide antibiotics to those who have been exposed and track down the guilty, whether abroad or at home.
And we fight abroad with our military, with the help of many nations, because the Taliban regime of Afghanistan refused to turn over the terrorists. And we're making good progress in a just cause. Our efforts are directed at terrorist and military targets because -- unlike our enemies -- we value human life. We do not target innocent people, and we grieve for the difficult times the Taliban have brought to the people of their own country.
Our military is systematically pursuing its mission. We've destroyed many terrorist training camps. We have severed communication links. We're taking out air defenses, and now we're attacking the Taliban's front lines.
I've seen some news reports that many Afghanistan citizens wish the Taliban had never allowed the al Qaeda terrorists into their country. I don't blame them. And I hope those citizens will help us locate the terrorists -- because the sooner we find them, the better the people's lives will be. It may take a long time, but no matter how long it takes, those who killed thousands of Americans and citizens from over 80 other nations will be brought to justice, and the misuse of Afghanistan as a training ground for terror will end.
As I've said from the start, this is a difficult struggle, of uncertain duration. We hunt an enemy that hides in shadows and caves. We are at the beginning of our efforts in Afghanistan. And Afghanistan is the beginning of our efforts in the world. No group or nation should mistake America's intentions: We will not rest until terrorist groups of global reach have been found, have been stopped, and have been defeated. And this goal will not be achieved until all the world's nations stop harboring and supporting such terrorists within their borders.
The defeat of terror requires an international coalition of unprecedented scope and cooperation. It demands the sincere, sustained actions of many nations against the network of terrorist cells and bases and funding. Later this week, at the United Nations, I will set out my vision of our common responsibilities in the war on terror. I will put every nation on notice that these duties involve more than sympathy or words. No nation can be neutral in this conflict, because no civilized nation can be secure in a world threatened by terror.
I thank the many nations of Europe, including our NATO allies, who have offered military help. I also thank the nations who are sharing intelligence and working to cut off terrorist financing. And I thank all of you for the important, practical work you are doing at this conference. The war against terrorism will be won only when we combine our strengths.
We have a vast coalition that is uniting the world and increasingly isolating the terrorists -- a coalition that includes many Arab and Muslim countries. I am encouraged by what their leaders are saying. The head of the 22 nation Arab League rejected the claims of the terrorist leader and said he -- Osama bin Laden -- "doesn't speak in the name of Arabs and Muslims." Increasingly, it is clear that this is not just a matter between the United States and the terror network. As the Egyptian Foreign Minister said, "There is a war between bin Laden and the whole world."
All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.
I thank all of our coalition partners, and all of you, for your steadfast support. The last time I was in Warsaw, I talked of our shared vision of a Europe that is whole and free and at peace. I said we are building a House of Freedom, whose doors are open to all of Europe's people, and whose windows look out to global opportunities beyond. Now that vision has been challenged, but it will not change. With your help, our vision of peace and freedom will be realized. And with your help, we will defend the values we hold in common.

Accept and promote the use of forms and methods in the struggle against international terrorism in accordance with the EU regulations and UNSC resolutions:

1. in the area of legislation, institutions and economy: adoption of procedures and instruments (compatible or identical with EUROPOL procedures and focusing on adoption of the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force – FATF and Egmont Group) to combat money laundering (co-operation between appropriate treasury and custom institutions), drug trafficking (co-operation of police and other state services), and increasing the level of international co-operation of these services;
2. in the area of exchange of information and intelligence: strengthening of the co-operation among countries of anti-terrorist coalition on bilateral and multilateral bases. In addition to existing bilateral mechanisms of co-operation, we shall examine and analize together the terrorists activities, including the means of joint gathering verifying and exchanging information and archive resources, and contribute to establishment of a uniform definition of “international terrorism”. Participants shall share their experience and knowledge regarding countries or groups suspected of being involved in international terrorism;
3. in the area of the movement of persons, goods and information: on the basis of current EU proposals, elaboration of uniform methods of passport control and customs clearance (co-operation between border and immigration services and police), including protection against illegal migration and movements of the extremist groups through the territories of the Participants’ states;
4. in institutional sphere: making a better use of the existing co-operation frameworks, such as SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-Border Crime and other multilateral institutions.

Agree to consider the convocation of a Conference on Tolerance and Education on Multiculturalism. The long term objective of this Conference is to map and co-ordinate the activities of academic institutions and NGOs that concentrate on race tolerance;

Agree to consider the idea of creation the International Research Institute on Terrorism;

Relying on existing UN and other institutions, Participants shall consider the establishment of the Aid Foundation for victims of terrorism all over the world, which may also support research on terrorism. We shall exchange information about its activities;

Participants shall exchange their experiences in the area of anti-terrorist units and rescue teams training. While taking note of the existing international antiterrorist training courses, we have agreed to consider the establishment of the Training Center for such units and teams from countries participating in the Warsaw Conference. The program of the Center would be based upon experiences of the specialized anti-terrorist units of EAPC and OSCE countries.