NEW YORK - The United Nations (U.N.) Security Council harshly condemned bomb attacks in Istanbul on Thursday.
A resolution presented by Chili in the Security Council was accepted unanimously by 15 member countries.
The resolution condemned terrorist attacks in Turkey as well as terrorist acts in other countries which posed a threat for international peace and security.
The resolution stressed the need for fight against terrorist actions which posed a threat for international security and peace and expressed condolences to relatives of Turkish and British people who died in Thursday's attacks.
Calling on all countries to fulfil their obligation to cooperate in fight against terrorism under resolution 1371 adopted after September 11th terrorist attacks against the United States, the resolution underlined determination to fight against terrorism under the U.N. Charter.
Speaking in the meeting of the Security Council after the resolution was adopted, Turkey's Permanent Representative to U.N. Umit Pamir said that Turkey, which had suffered much from terrorism once more faced with violence.
Emphasizing that terrorism aimed at human life and common goals of civilization and humanity, Pamir said that there was not any classification like ''good terrorist or second-class victim.''
Pamir stated that it was important that all countries were in consensus that ''al terrorists should be treated in the same way.''
Umit Pamir offered his condolences to his British counterpart in his speech.
British Permanent Representative to U.N. Emyr Jones Parry later told reporters that it was important that the Security Council took action against terrorism without any hesitations and expressed its determination to fight against terrorism.
Emyr Jones offered condolences to Turkey over those who died in Thursday's bomb attacks.
Asked if the attacks in Turkey could have a link with Iraq, Emyr Jones said that terrorism could have no reason.
(BRC) 21.11.2003