Press encounter following adoption of Security Council Resolution 1368 condemning terrorist attacks in the USA

SG: I think the [Security] Council has spoken very clearly this morning - that the fight against terrorism is an international one. These attacks are an attack against humanity and the international community and governments should cooperate to fight terrorism and bring those responsible to justice.

Q: Diplomacy aside, what are your personal feelings right now?

SG: I cannot describe how I felt yesterday - the shock, the anguish and the realisation that men can be so cruel and so inhuman.

To watch what was going on downtown; to see the buildings crumble and see the citizens of this great city scrambling for safety and in one brief moment, all our sense of security was gone.

If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere. If it is New York and Washington today, where will it be tomorrow? So no one can be indifferent to what happened, but, of course, my greatest sympathy and deep condolences go to the families, those who are injured and their loved ones, and to the people and Government of the United States.*****