by MONITOR
WITH virtually no advance publicity, an International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security opened in Madrid yesterday. It has been arranged by the Club of Madrid, an organisation which brings together former presidents and prime ministers, and other prominent international figures, to pool their wisdom on major world problems. The current president of the Club is Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil, and its secretary-general is Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada. Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general, will address the summit tomorrow, its third and last day. The permanent headquarters of the Club are in Madrid and, according to a press release , the summit meeting is being held under the patronage of King Juan Carlos, however, the involvement of the Spanish government, if any, is not made clear. The timing of this meeting was chosen with Friday's first anniversary of the Madrid train bombings in mind; another press release speaks of the summit as a way of honouring the courageous people of Madrid who have suffered immeasurable grief since the 11 March attacks, one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in Europe.
MADRID TALKS ON TERRORISM
09/03/2005 00:00
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