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46 MEMBER STATES DISCUSS THE SECURITY CHALLENGES
The Heads of State and Government, or their representatives, of the 46 member states of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), met to discuss the security challenges of the 21^sup st^ century. They underlined their joint commitment to strengthen and extend peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area, on the basis of the shared values and principles that underlie their cooperation.
The EAPC Heads of State and Government recognised that Allied and Partner countries face many of the same new threats to security and expressed their determination to work together in meeting these new challenges. They reaffirmed the resolve of their states to fight the scourge of terrorism, as expressed in the EAPC statement of 12 September 2001. They stressed the importance of initiatives aimed at increasing the EAPC's contribution to the fight against terrorism. They welcomed the Partnership Action Plan...