ANKARA - Turkish National Security Council has decided to form a new structure in order to strengthen the coordination in the fight against terrorism.
Following the regular meeting of the Council a statement was released which read, "during the meeting, recent developments both in Turkey and the world were discussed. We affirmed our belief that heinous acts and attacks by the terrorist organization and its supporters targeting our unity would not reach their goal. This threat will be eliminated on the basis of democracy and rule of law. Our fight against terrorism will continue with an influential cooperation of all state institutions and support of our people. To this end, we decided to form a new structure in order to strengthen the coordination in the fight against terrorism."
The council called on everyone to act responsibly since all unfair accusations against the security forces which has been fighting successfully against terrorism with a great success, served nothing but the targets of the terrorist organization and its supporters.
Recent developments in Iraq and southern Caucasus were also discussed in detail.
"Turkey's election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2009-2010 with a great majority of votes will accelerate regional and international efforts to ensure peace, stability, security, cooperation and prosperity in the world," the statement added.
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