But we also welcome that he did not hide his disappointment over the fact that nations have not been able to find solutions in other areas like, for instance, disarmament.

The United Nations can set the ground rules for international behavior and it can enhance international coordination and cooperation. The U.N. can also build up the capacity of less developed countries through technical assistance programs. Capacity-building, however, must take place in a framework of the rule of law ? otherwise it contributes to strengthening state repression which in turn can foster further acts of terrorism.

We welcome the realistic analysis by the secretary-general,

For myself, it goes without question that here in Tunis, inside these walls and outside, anyone can discuss quite freely,

Switzerland is part of the fight against terrorism. There is no neutrality against this threat.

There was the joke about Switzerland being an island surrounded by land. This was never true.