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“Yes, the rest of the world has something
to say about this.”
EUROPE:
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ALBANIA:
Declared it stood on the side of the United States and its Western
allies
in the fight against terrorism, offered use of Albanian airspace,
ports
and airports to the United States and its allies.
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AUSTRIA:
Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel said his country would allow the use
of
Austrian airspace and provide whatever support it can, but Austrian
soldiers
would not become involved in military action because that is banned
by
Austria's constitution.
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BELARUS:
President Alexander Lukashenko, who had often lashed out at the
United
States, sent his condolences to the American people. Belarus did not
join
Russia and other European nations in observing a moment of silence last
week,
and some officials said the terror attacks had been prompted by
arrogant
U.S. policies.
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BELGIUM:
Organized an anti-terrorist sweep following the attacks, holding
two
suspects on charges of possible involvement in planning an attack on
U.S.
interests in Europe. As current president of the European Union (news -
web
sites), it has also played host to emergency meetings of EU foreign
ministers
to show support for the United States.
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BOSNIA:
Stepped up security for U.S. citizens and property. ``This country
will
offer any kind of assistance the United States government may ask
for,''
said Foreign Ministry spokesman Amer Kapetanovic.
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BRITAIN:
Urged its citizens to leave parts of Pakistan amid fears that U.S.
retaliation
might target neighboring Afghanistan (news - web sites). Prime
Minister
Tony Blair (news - web sites), who has pledged British support for
U.S.
action against the terrorists, called President Bush (news - web
sites)'s
handling of the attack and its aftermath ``absolutely right'' and
praised
the U.S. administration's consultations with allies.
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BULGARIA:
Prime Minister Simeon Saxcoburggotski pledged support for an
international
campaign against terror. Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi said
his
country, which is applying for NATO (news - web sites) membership, was
``ready
to act as a (virtual) NATO ally'' in the campaign.
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CROATIA:
Supports United States against terrorism. However, Prime Minister
Ivica
Racan expressed concerns Monday that the European Union countries may
now
seek to impose tougher measures on their borders to prevent entry of
potential
terrorists, isolating non-members, including Croatia.
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CZECH
REPUBLIC: Security was increased at the country's airports and other
sensitive
points such as nuclear power plants and dams. All unscheduled
flights
were forbidden. The government expressed its full support to the
United
States for military action against the terrorists.
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DENMARK:
As a NATO member, Denmark supports a joint action against
terrorism,
and the government asked intelligence agencies to track down
possible
supporters in Denmark.
The
Faeroe Islands and Greenland, both semiautonomous Danish territories,
sent
letters of condolence late Tuesday and held two minutes of silence on
Friday.
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ESTONIA:
Was quick to condemn the airborne attacks, and the Foreign Ministry
said
the nation was ``prepared to provide to the United States any
assistance
within the scope of its capabilities.'' Estonia and its Baltic
neighbors
Latvia and Lithuania also expressed concerns that the crisis might
put
NATO enlargement on the back burner.
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FINLAND:
Has beefed up security at borders, airports and outside embassies
and
increased air surveillance. Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen said ``the
likelihood
of terrorist attacks against Finland or Finnish targets abroad is
very
small.''
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FRANCE:
Defense Minister Alain Richard said France was confident the United
States
would react responsibly to last week's terror attacks, but he
cautioned
against using force alone to retaliate. ``We must use it in a way
that
doesn't provoke other elements of instability,'' he said.
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GEORGIA:
Officials have said they were ready to offer any help to the United
States
in its efforts to find and punish the perpetrators of the attacks.
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GERMANY:
Interior Minister Otto Schily called for a review of ``our entire
intelligence
strategy'' after three men who lived quietly in Hamburg for
years
were implicated in the terror attacks in the United States.
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GREECE:
Pledged its full support to American and European Union actions to
combat
terrorism. Greece plays host to a large U.S. Navy (news - web sites)
base on
the island of Crete. Ministers and officials have also begun
re-evaluating
security measures for the 2004 Olympics, to be held in Athens.
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HUNGARY:
Expressed solidarity with the people of the United States and full
support
for the fight against terrorism. ``The essential thing is that the
political
readiness is there; we are supportive of the victims and will do
our
part in the struggle to eradicate terrorism,'' Foreign Minister Janos
Martonyi
said.
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ICELAND:
Foreign Minister Halldor Asgrimsson said the airport at Keflavik
was
available for any U.S. operations.
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IRELAND:
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has said America would be justified in
retaliating,
so long as the military action fell within the United Nations
(news -
web sites)' definition of self-defense. He said a large-scale attack
on
Afghanistan would be wrong: ``It's an easy thing to bomb territories
where
people are in famine. But that will not do much to crush international
terrorism.''
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ITALY:
Has vowed an ``all-out battle against terrorist organizations,''
adding,
``we must concentrate our forces now in the Atlantic Alliance ...
and the
European Union.'' Italy's Supreme Defense Council - consisting of
the
country's president, prime minister and top Cabinet ministers - convened
an
emergency session Friday for the first time since Libya fired missiles
toward
the Sicilian island of Lampedusa in 1986.
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LATVIA
- Condemned the attacks, and has said it will back any U.S. response.
Defense
forces were put on alert and security was tightened around the U.S.
and
Israeli embassies.
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LIECHTENSTEIN:
The Banking Federation said it will consider setting up a
task
force to investigate whether the country's financial institutions were
used by
anyone with terrorist links, but it says there is no evidence of
this so
far.
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LITHUANIA
- President Valdas Adamkus, a former American citizen, was
visiting
Washington during the attacks and spoke on national television
about
seeing the Pentagon (news - web sites) burn. He said his countrymen
had to
think about how they could aid the United States. ``Until now, we
have
always tended to think only that America needed to protect us,''
Adamkus
said.
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THE
NETHERLANDS: Dutch police, with the Belgians, stepped up a joint
operation
against suspected members of Muslim radical groups. Rotterdam
police
took four men into custody on Thursday. Prime Minister Wim Kok, while
lending
full support to the fight against terrorism, was one of the first to
caution
the U.S. administration to be mindful of ``democratic values.''
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NORWAY:
Strongly condemned ``evil put into a system'' and backs its ally the
United
States through NATO.
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POLAND:
President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek have
appealed
for a concerted international effort in fighting terrorism, and
pledged
to fully participate in any NATO action.
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PORTUGAL:
Has pledged total cooperation with the United States in all areas,
including
military support for a retaliation. Portugal next year takes over
the
presidency of the 55-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation
(news -
web sites) in Europe and says the fight against international
terrorism
will be a priority. Portugal has tightened security at airports,
embassies
and U.S. companies.
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SLOVAKIA:
Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda has condemned the terrorist
attacks
and expressed Slovakia's determination to support the United States
and
NATO in all actions against terrorism around the world.
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SLOVENIA:
President Milan Kucan, in a letter to the U.S. president, declared
his
country's support in the fight against terrorism.
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SPAIN:
Defense Minister Federico Trillo said U.S. forces could use Spanish
military
bases for any retaliation.
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SWEDEN:
Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson canceled the so-called
Progressive
Summit of 14 center-left leaders that was to have been held in
Stockholm
on Sept. 14-15. The Swedish government also has expressed concerns
about a
backlash against Muslims, meeting with Islamic leaders and stepping
up
security around Stockholm's mosque.
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SWITZERLAND:
Switzerland, which had already frozen all bank accounts linked
to
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, said one of the suspected hijackers of the
planes
used in Tuesday's attacks bought two knives in Switzerland using a
credit
card. One Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s many siblings, a
half-brother
who has distanced himself from the exile Saudi, has lived in
Geneva
since 1973.
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TURKEY:
Would allow the use of Incirlik air base for a possible military
response.
Incirlik is the base used by U.S. and British warplanes enforcing
a
no-fly zone over northern Iraq and was a launching pad for U.S. attacks on
Iraq
during the Gulf War (news - web sites).
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RUSSIA:
Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) ordered a
nationwide
moment of silence for victims of the attacks, offered help in
rescue
efforts and called for a global effort to uproot international
terrorism.
At the same time, Russia, where one of every seven residents is
Muslim,
is unlikely to risk internal unrest by joining any U.S. retaliation.
Russian
officials have also made it clear that Moscow does not want former
Soviet
republics in Central Asia to be used as bases for such operations.
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UKRAINE:
Called for a coordinated international fight against terrorism. The
parliament
called the attacks on the United States a ``challenge to all of
civilized
humanity.''
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YUGOSLAVIA:
Leaders declared support for a global fight against terrorism.
But
with memories of the 1999 NATO air war against Yugoslavia still fresh,
officials
have not openly supported a possible U.S. campaign against
suspected
perpetrators.
AFRICA=
ANGOLA:
Condemned the attacks and expressed its sympathy with the victims'
families.
Elite police were stationed outside the U.S. Embassy in Luanda.
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BURKINA
FASO - President Blaise Compaore expressed sympathy for the American
people.
``Burkina Faso condemns these terrorist attacks in the same way it
condemns
all forms of terrorism,'' he said.
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BURUNDI
- President Pierre Buyoya expressed his condolences to all
Americans,
especially those living in Burundi.
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CAMEROON
- President Paul Biya sent a letter to President Bush offering
condolences
over ``the horrifying tragedy.'' Security has been tightened
around
Western diplomatic missions in Cameroon, with traffic diverted around
the
U.S. Embassy.
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CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The government condemned the attacks and sent two
Cabinet
ministers to sign a condolence book at the U.S. Embassy. Security
has
been tightened at the embassy and at the international airport.
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ETHIOPIA:
Offered condolences and condemned the attack.
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GHANA:
Said it was ready to help hunt down those responsible. ``We consider
the
attacks as a strike against humanity and civilization all over the
world,''
Foreign Affairs Minister Hackman Owusu-Agyemang said.
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GUINEA:
President Lansana Conte expressed sympathy over the attacks on a
visit
to the U.S. Embassy, where security was tightened.
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IVORY
COAST - President Laurent Gbagbo condemned ``with the utmost firmness
these
acts, which no human reason could possibly justify.'' Security was
tightened
at the U.S. Embassy and extra soldiers deployed at the
international
airport.
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KENYA -
President Daniel arap Moi offered condolences, but appealed for
restraint.
Security at Nairobi's main airport was tightened. Moi said Kenya
would
join the international fight against terrorism because of the U.S.
Embassy
bombing in Kenya in 1998.
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LIBERIA
- Liberia said it was prepared to join an international coalition
against
terrorism and declared three days of national mourning. ``Today the
hands
of evil have struck America,'' President Charles Taylor said at a
prayer
service. ``Tomorrow it could be any other nation.''
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LIBYA:
Leader Moammar Gadhafi condemned the attacks, called on Muslim aid
agencies
to offer support for the victims and said the United States had the
right
to take revenge, but asked ``will this put an end to the problem?''
``There
is nothing in Afghanistan,'' and if the United States occupies
Afghanistan,
``it will not be in its interests,'' he said.
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MADAGASCAR:
Prime Minister Tantely Andrianarivo condemned the attacks,
saying
the people of Madagascar stand in solidarity with the American people
and its
government. Madagascar has provided additional police and military
security
personnel to help protect U.S. government buildings.
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MALAWI:
President Bakili Muzuli, a Muslim, described the attacks as acts of
``barbarism''
and said they went against the teachings of Islam. ``We all
worship
God to go to heaven and we cannot kill in order to go there,'' he
said.
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MAURITANIA
- Government spokesman Rachid Ould Saleh condemned ``these
horrible
attacks.''
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MOZAMBIQUE:
Mozambique condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with
the
United States. President Joaquim Chissano urged the United States to
think
first before reacting and to be responsible in its actions.
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NAMIBIA:
President Sam Nujoma condemned the ``cowardly terrorist attack,''
and
said the world should reaffirm its commitment to peace and ``to
strengthen
the fight against all forms of international terrorism.''
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NIGERIA
- While a few radical Muslims initially celebrated the attacks, most
Muslim
and Christian groups mourned the U.S. deaths. President Olusegun
Obasanjo
promised support for measures to bring the terrorists to justice.
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REPUBLIC
OF CONGO - President Denis Sassou-Nguesso offered to help bring
those responsible
to justice. ``All people of the world have to organize
themselves
to fight terrorism and enable the values of peace, freedom and
development
to triumph,'' he said.
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RWANDA
- President Paul Kagame expressed ``deepest condolences'' to
Americans,
their leaders ``and the families who lost their loved ones, at
this
hour of profound national catastrophe.''
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SAO
TOME and PRINCIPE: The two-island nation off West Africa encouraged the
United
States to fight the perpetrators of the ``barbaric'' attacks. Elite
troops
were placed on guard at the port, airport and Voice of America
offices.
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SIERRA
LEONE: President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah said his government and people
``hope
and pray that the almighty God will give the injured people speedy
recovery
and the bereaved families succor and solace in this period of
grief.''
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SOMALIA:
President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan expressed his condolences for the
attack.
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SOUTH
AFRICA: President Thabo Mbeki offered humanitarian support to help the
United
States. Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the United
States'
reaction should be focused and should not entail war against
countries.
Countries should instead work together to root out terrorism, he
said.
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SWAZILAND:
Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini condemned the ``monstrous acts''
and
sent condolences to the victims. ``But as in war ... we must carry on in
our
work, striving to ensure that good triumphs (over) evil.''
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SUDAN:
President Omar el-Bashir's Islamic government has been treated as an
international
pariah for the last 10 years, but was quick to condemn the
attacks
on Washington and New York. A Foreign Ministry statement said Sudan
``rejects
all kinds of violence.'' El-Bashir said the attacks showed that no
nation,
even the powerful United States, was completely secure.
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TANZANIA
- President Benjamin Mkapa condemned the attacks, and the Foreign
Ministry
issued a statement saying, ``We sincerely hope that the
perpetrators
of this heinous crime will be tracked down, apprehended and
brought
to justice.'' In 1998, Tanzania was the site of one of the twin U.S.
Embassy
bombings linked to bin Laden.
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UGANDA
- President Yoweri Museveni offered condolences and condemned the
attack.
``The Ugandan government has always been warning the world about the
actions
of terrorists which are always either cowardly or misguided,'' he
said.
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ZAMBIA:
President Frederick Chiluba promised his country would ``stand with
the
United States to fight international terrorism for preservation of
Christian
values and democracy.''
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ZIMBABWE:
President Robert Mugabe wrote to President Bush expressing horror
at the
attacks and his people's solidarity with America. The attacks
appeared
to be the work of ``the most remorseless and hardened enemies of
the
United States government and people, and indeed, of all the peace-loving
people
of the wider world,'' he wrote.
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BAHRAIN:
The crown prince, Sheik Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa condemned the
attacks
as ``unjustifiable under any conditions.'' The island nation, home
base to
the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has close ties to the United States.
Sheik
Salman said Bahrain hasn't received any requests from Washington, but
``in a
time of need, we stand by our friends.''
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CYPRUS:
President Glafcos Clerides has expressed support for action against
terrorists.
Government protested formally to the United States that a claim
by
former NATO commander Wesley Clark that Cyprus sheltered terrorists ``is
absolutely
unfounded and violates truth and real facts.''
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EGYPT:
President Hosni Mubarak (news - web sites) denounced the attacks as
``horrible
and unimaginable,'' and that they ``led to the deaths of many
innocent
civilians.'' Mubarak also repeated his call for holding an
international
conference for combating terrorism. Egyptian Foreign Minister
Ahmed
Maher reiterated Egypt's full cooperation with United States in the
investigation.
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IRAN:
Iran, an opponent of Afghanistan's Taliban leaders, closed its
562-mile
border to prevent Afghan refugees from crossing in the event of
U.S.
attacks. The U.S. State Department has said it would consider welcoming
Iran
into an international coalition to fight terrorism. Iran has not
indicated
that it would join.
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IRAQ:
Said attacks resulted from aggressive U.S. policies, and said
Americans
should feel and learn from the pain they have inflicted on other
people,
including Iraqis and Palestinians. Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)
urged
United States to use wisdom, rather than force, in responding to
attacks.
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ISRAEL:
President Bush pressured Israel to hold truce talks with the
Palestinians
as America seeks to build an international anti-terror
coalition
that would include Arab countries. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
(news -
web sites) compared Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web
sites)
to Osama bin Laden and said he would permit high-level talks only
after
48 hours without violence. Sharon said Monday that Israel had been
invited
to join the anti-terror coalition.
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KUWAIT:
Defense minister Sheik Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah pledged to work ``hand
in
hand'' with Washington to eliminate terrorism. Politically strong Muslim
fundamentalist
groups also condemned the attacks but said the world should
not
forget the ``suffering of our Palestinian brothers from Jewish
terrorism.''
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LEBANON:
Has condemned the attacks, from President Emile Lahoud down to
leaders
of political and religious groups. Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said
Wednesday
he would support U.S. action against those proven to be the
perpetrators.
The Hezbollah guerrilla group has expressed regret for the
loss of
life, but warned against ``taking advantage of the attacks to
practice
aggression and terrorism against those who committed aggression and
terrorism.''
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OMAN:
Oman's leader, Sultan Qaboos, condemned the attacks and said his
country
would stand ``side by side'' with the United States to fight
terrorism.
A Foreign Ministry statement said Oman is ready to cooperate in
the
U.S. effort, but did not say what type of cooperation it would offer.
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QATAR:
Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani said in a
telephone
call Friday with Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web
sites)
that Qatar condemned the attacks and is willing to cooperate in
fighting
terrorism. However, Qatar has not said whether it would join any
anti-terrorism
coalition,
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SAUDI
ARABIA: Said it will cooperate fully with the United States on its
investigation
into the attacks. It has condemned the attacks, but said they
are
partly the result of U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the Middle
East.
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UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES: The United Arab Emirates has condemned the attacks,
has
offered to help the United States fight terrorism and has launched an
investigation
to determine whether an Emirati national, Marwan Alshehhi, is
the
same man that German police have said is one of the 19 suspects in the
attacks.
Emirates President Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan warned in a
letter
to NATO ambassadors that without a solution to Middle East conflict,
terrorism
cannot be eradicated.
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YEMEN:
Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi said his country rejects terrorism
``and
Yemen will cooperate in fighting terrorism.'' Yemen has said it would
be
willing to join an international coalition to fight terrorism, but only
under
the umbrella of an international organization such as the United
Nations.
SUBCONTINENT/CENTRAL
ASIA
AFGHANISTAN:
The Taliban leaders have refused to hand over the prime
suspect,
Osama bin Laden. The Taliban said they were fortifying bunkers and
installations
in preparation for a possible U.S. military response. Taliban
leader
Mullah Mohammed Omar received the support of senior clerics. All
foreigners
were ordered to leave, and many Afghans began to flee.
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ARMENIA:
Condemned the attacks and offered to send salvage experts to the
United
States. Armenian officials have called for coordination of
international
efforts to fight terrorism.
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AZERBAIJAN:
Azerbaijani President Geidar Aliev denounced the attacks as
``the
most monstrous event in modern history,'' ordered a nationwide
mourning
for its victims and offered his nation's help in tracking down the
organizers
of the attacks.
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INDIA:
Intelligence officials said they have given the United States
information
about Islamic extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including
evidence
describing how bin Laden and other Muslim militant leaders were
financing
guerrilla groups and running training camps.
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KAZAKSTAN:
Kazakstan, the largest of the former Soviet republics in Central
Asia,
has condemned the attacks and sent condolences to Washington. But
officials
have been nervous about possible U.S. strikes in Afghanistan,
fearing
they would destabilize the region and trigger a flow of refugees.
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KYRGYZSTAN:
Kyrgyzstan, separated from Afghanistan by a thin swath of
mountainous
Tajikistan, expressed condolences to the United States and
called
for stronger action against international terrorism. Officials have
made no
commitments to assist the United States.
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PAKISTAN:
Declared its ``full support'' for U.S. retaliation against the
Taliban,
and was sending a high-level delegation to Kandahar on Monday to
demand
the Taliban hand over bin Laden to the United States or risk a
massive
retaliatory assault. Hard-line Muslims, who oppose Pakistani
cooperation
with the United States, demonstrated nationwide.
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TAJIKISTAN:
Ruled out the possibility of launching any Western-led reprisal
attacks
from its territory, which borders northern Afghanistan. Prime
Minister
Akil Akilov had indicated he might consider a U.S. request to
provide
air corridors, but only with approval from Russia and the
international
community.
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TURKMENISTAN:
Turkmenistan, which borders Afghanistan, has condemned the
terror
attacks and offered support to the United States. However, President
Saparmurat
Niyazov has been noncommittal about any possible assistance to
the
United States for staging strikes on Afghanistan.
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RUSSIA:
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a nationwide moment of
silence
for victims of the attacks and called for a global effort to uproot
international
terrorism. At the same time, Russia, where one of every seven
residents
is Muslim, is unlikely to risk internal unrest by joining any U.S.
retaliation.
Russian officials have also made it clear that Moscow does not
want
former Soviet republics in Central Asia to be used as bases for such
operations.
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UZBEKISTAN:
The Foreign Ministry said Monday that it was ready ``to discuss
any
form of cooperation in the struggle against international terrorism in
our
region, including the deployment of U.S. forces.'' The predominantly
Muslim
nation, which borders Afghanistan, has itself faced attacks by
Islamic
extremists allegedly linked with the Taliban.
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AUSTRALIA:
Agreed to a U.S. request to keep its frigate HMAS Anzac stationed
in the
Persian Gulf for eight days longer than planned. It had been due to
leave
the area, where it had been enforcing sanctions against Iraq, on
Sunday.
Australia has invoked its defense treaty with the United States,
clearing
the way for military participation in any U.S. retaliatory strikes.
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BRUNEI:
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, absolute ruler of the tiny, oil-rich
enclave
on Borneo island in Southeast Asia, expressed shock and sent a
message
of condolence to President Bush.
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CHINA:
President Jiang Zemin (news - web sites) called Bush a day after the
attacks
to express condolences and say China wanted to collaborate with the
United
States on anti-terrorism activities. A deputy foreign minister said
China
wanted to be consulted before Washington or NATO countries took any
military
action outside their territories.
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INDONESIA:
President Megawati Sukarnoputri condemned the attacks before she
left
Monday for the United States to meet Bush and address the U.N. General
Assembly.
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, where some
hard-line
Islamic groups are waging separatist conflicts that threaten the
secular
government.
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JAPAN:
The Japanese government pledged to help the United States in its war
against
terrorism ``in whatever way we can.'' The nation's pacifist
constitution
prohibits it from engaging in offensive military action, but
Tokyo
has promised help with transport and medical operations.
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MALAYSIA:
Security has been tightened at the world's tallest buildings, the
Petronas
Twin Towers, after a bomb scare. Government officials promise to
investigate
reports that one of the hijackers who crashed a plane into the
Pentagon
met a suspect in the USS Cole (news - web sites) attack at the
Kuala
Lumpur's airport in October. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned
against
retaliatory violence, saying the result will be more terror.
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SOUTH
KOREA: Observed a national day of mourning on Friday. South Korean
President
Kim Dae-jung (news - web sites) said the two Koreas should issue a
joint
statement against terrorism in reconciliation talks now under way in
Seoul.
The North has not commented on the proposal.
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TAIWAN:
President Chen Shui-bian offered to ``provide any necessary
assistance''
to the United States against terrorism. Chen ordered security
to be
stepped up at airports, ports and nuclear plants, and appointed a
panel
to study how the attacks would affect the world's economy.
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THAILAND:
Pledged to help the United States ``just as we did in the past.''
During
the Gulf War against Iraq, Thailand was used by U.S. military
aircraft
as a refueling stop. The government has pledged to exchange
intelligence
on terrorists and will support any United Nations resolution
against
terrorism.
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VIETNAM:
President Tran Duc Luong sent a message to Bush expressing shock at
the
attacks. ``Vietnam consistently rejects terrorist actions which cause
loss of
life and suffering to civilians,'' he said.
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ARGENTINA:
The only South American country with a special status in NATO has
fully
backed the United States in its promised war on terrorism. Argentina
committed
troops to the Gulf War a decade ago, but has not yet specified
what
form of support it would provide.
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BOLIVIA
- The Bolivian government issued a statement offering its support to
the
United States after the terrorist attacks. Most Bolivians condemned the
attacks,
though certain union leaders, including Indian leader and former
guerrilla
Felipe Quispe, have said that the ``imperialist'' politics of the
United
States led to them.
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BRAZIL:
Proposed that the Organization of American States formalize support
for the
United States under a 1947 treaty that considers an armed attack on
any
member as an attack on all. Foreign Minister Celso Lafer said that for
now the
support was diplomatic and not military, but he declined to say
whether
Brazil would endorse an eventual U.S. military response.
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CANADA:
Will be part of a ``global response to a global threat,'' Prime
Minister
Jean Chretien said Monday, but he has so far refused to commit
Canadian
troops to any ground fighting. Opposition leader Stockwell Day of
the
Canadian Alliance said, ``If and when the need arises for military
action
... we must be willing and we must be prepared to provide it.''
-
CHILE:
Condemned the attacks and expressed firm support for the United
States,
though cautioning that any response should be within the frame of
international
law and avoid harm to innocent people.
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COLOMBIA:
President Andres Pastrana prayed for the victims in a chapel in
the
presidential palace. Just as the global drug scourge cannot be defeated
without
every country's cooperation, all nations have a ``shared
responsibility''
to combat terrorism, Pastrana said. Firefighters in Cali
and
Medellin also marched or prayed in support of New York City
firefighters.
-
COSTA
RICA: Foreign Minister Roberto Rojas announced on Friday that Costa
Rica,
which holds the presidency of the Permanent Council of the
Organization
of American States, will convene a meeting of the council in
Washington
on Wednesday to analyze the repercussions of the attacks.
-
CUBA:
Cuban President Fidel Castro (news - web sites) condemned the attacks
and
offered medical assistance to the United States. He also cautioned
against
getting ``caught up in the desire'' for revenge.
-
ECUADOR:
Police and army intelligence are investigating the possible
presence
of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terrorist organization within the
country,
Foreign Minister Heinz Moeller said Monday.
-
EL
SALVADOR - President Francisco Flores condemned the attack and suspended
all
Independence Day celebrations. The Congress declared three days of
national
mourning, and Flores said that ``anything El Salvador (news - web
sites)
can do to collaborate (in the investigations) it will do.''
-
GUATEMALA
- The Guatemalan government declared three days of mourning and
lowered
flags at government buildings to half-staff. President Alfonso
Portillo
condemned the attacks in his annual Independence Day speech on
Saturday
and said he supported the international fight against terrorism and
organized
crime.
-
HONDURAS
- Seven Central American countries are tentatively scheduled to
meet in
Honduras on Wednesday to adopt a common strategy against terrorism
in the
wake of the New York attacks, the Honduran government announced
Monday.
Honduran officials said their country ``is most willing to
participate
in the fight against terrorism.''
-
MEXICO
- Fresh from a visit to Washington, President Vicente Fox (news - web
sites)
said his country is ``ready to collaborate with all those countries
in a
proposed alliance to fight this evil.'' Foreign Secretary Jorge
Castaneda
told the Mexican Congress that the United States ``has every right
and
reason to seek reprisal'' and that ``we can't deny them our support.''
-
NICARAGUA
- The Nicaraguan government said it deplored the attacks and
promised
to lend whatever help was necessary to fight terrorism within the
framework
of the Interamerican Reciprocal Assistance Treaty, a mutual
defense
treaty for the Western Hemisphere. The government said it also would
help
with the investigations in whatever way possible.
-
PANAMA:
Reinforced protection of the Panama Canal, the U.S. Embassy, oil
refineries
and the main airport. President Mireya Moscoso sent the U.S.
government
a message of support and solidarity.
-
PARAGUAY
- Paraguay has stepped up controls along its borders with Brazil
and
Argentina, a thriving trade corridor that is home to a large Arab
community.
The area has been suspected in the past of being a conduit for
shadowy
Islamic groups.
-
PERU:
President Alejandro Toledo expressed support for the United States
against
the ``demented'' terrorist attacks that affect ``not only the United
States
but also the democratic conviction of the world.'' Foreign Minister
Diego
Garcia Sayan pressed for an emergency meeting of the Organization of
American
States to adopt a resolution backing all measures in the fight
against
global terrorism.
-
URUGUAY:
Foreign Secretary Didier Opertti says Uruguay ``will support the
collective
decisions taken because it understands that this aggression is
not
just an aggression against the United States, but against the lifestyle
of our
countries.''
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VENEZUELA:
President Hugo Chavez said OPEC (news - web sites) member
Venezuela
would do ``everything possible'' to guarantee steady oil supplies.
He
appealed to President Bush not to wage a ``World War III'' that could
trigger
global, even nuclear, conflict. Defense Minister Jose Vicente Rangel
said
Venezuela could cooperate in U.S.-led military action but won't promise
``carte
blanche'' help in a conflict with Muslim nations, with which
Venezuela
maintains ties based on oil
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