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 | | Organized crime and terrorism have figured prominently in the priorities of the international community in recent times, as evidenced by addresses given at the summit of heads of State and Government convened in New York in October 1995 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. |
 | | In December 1995, the Ottawa ministerial declaration on countering terrorism was adopted, pursuant to an agreement by the heads of State or Government of the Group of Seven major industrialized countries and the President of the European Commission at the twenty-first annual summit, held at Halifax, Canada, from 15 to 17 June 1995. |
 | | Finally, the ministers agreed to increase training and assistance aimed at countering terrorism and to pursue measures aimed at depriving terrorists of their sources of finance, encouraging States to take action in order to prevent terrorists from raising funds and to explore the means of tracking and freezing assets used by terrorists. |
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