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9/11 Memorial site should remind us of collective resolve to fight terrorism: India

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/11/2021 8:50:53 AM

United Nations, Sep 10 Marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks in the US, the members of the UN Security Council has said that they are as united today as they were two decades ago in their commitment to prevent and counter terrorism in all its forms, as India underlined that the 9/11 Memorial should remind nations of the collective resolve to fight terrorism and to refute all attempts to justify it. The 15-nation Council issued a press statement on Thursday on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, recalling that the Council had quickly condemned the horrifying terrorist attacks two decades ago. “Today, the members of the Security Council marked this solemn anniversary with a visit to the September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. The members of the Security Council are as united today as they were 20 years ago in their commitment to prevent and counter terrorism, in all its forms and wherever it occurs, consistent with international law,” the press statement said. The Permanent Representatives of the 15 Council nations visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 9. “It was indeed a moving experience to be present at Ground Zero in New York on the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack. I paid homage at the memorial to all the lives lost, which include many Indians. The site should remind us of our collective resolve to fight terrorism and to refute all attempts to justify it,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti told PTI. In a tweet, Tirumurti said, “A moving experience at Ground Zero in New York on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack. UNSC paid homage at September 11 Memorial to lives lost, including many Indians. There are no ''your terrorists'' and ''my terrorists'' or ''bad terrorists'' and ''good terrorists''. We must fight it together.” US Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield led the United Nations Security Council on the visit to the National September 11th Memorial and Museum to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Security Council delegation laid a memorial wreath in honour of the 2,977 people from more than 90 countries who lost their lives in the terror attacks. Chairman of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum Michael Bloomberg and President and CEO Alice Greenwald welcomed the Council to the site and led a tour of the museum.