The Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) held its Fifteenth Regular Session, March 19-20 where Member States adopted a declaration on “Protection of Critical Infrastructure from Emerging Threats,” and elected its new authorities for the next period. Paraguay was elected as Chair Chile as Vice Chair.

In the declaration, the OAS member countries establish “their commitment to identifying and combating emerging terrorist threats, regardless of their origin or motivation, such as threats to critical infrastructure, and cyber security, among others.” In addition, they declare “their willingness to identify and promote, when deemed appropriate, in accordance with domestic laws, forms of public-private partnerships in the fight against terrorism, and in connection with critical infrastructure and cyber security.”