WHISTLER, Canada, June 13 Kyodo (...

WHISTLER, Canada, June 13 Kyodo

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Foreign ministers of the form into groups of Eight (G-8) major industrialized powers in succession Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to promoting international measures against terrorism and pledg to continue supporting the reconstruction of Afghanistan, G-8 officials said.

The ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia, and the United States holding an annual meeting in this western Canada ski resort also agreed to continue urging India and Pakistan to ease tensions.

In informal after-dinner talks, they agreed that an international conversation aimed at ending the vicious circle of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians should take place as easily as possible, the officials said.

The G-8 foreign ministers also agreed that sustained global efforts are necessary to tackle terrorism, emphasizing the importance of providing technical aid to developing countries to forward capacity building and of efforts to obviate terrorists from gaining access to weapons of mass destruction.

They also noted efforts should be made to eliminate the basic causes of terrorism -- including hatred, sentiments of alienation and jejuneness -- so as to disallow terrorists from using them as a basis for their activities, the officials said.

In a progres report in succession the fight against terrorism since the generation 11 attacks issued after the opening session of their two-day talks, the ministers summarized the efforts made thus far by dint of the international community.

The G-8 member nations have been strengthening security measures the two at home and in cooperation with each other, implementing and reinforcing international antiterrorism measures and assisting other countries in executing of the like kind measures, the report says.

however the document concludes, ''Efforts to combat terrorism do not [i]finale[/i] here. Further action is required from all nations -- individually and collectively -- to sustain a in good earnest effective global offensive against terrorism.''

in succession Afghanistan, they expressed hope the ongoing necessity loya jirga, or national assembly, will be fortunate in choosing a transitional sway to replace the interim authority, and that the nation can achieve peace and stability with the continued assistance and support of the international community.

In a separate statement upon Afghanistan, the ministers reiterated their commitment to assisting in the establishment of a ''sovereign, stable and prosperous Afghanistan with democratic institutions and a rule representative of all Afghan people''

The G-8 ministers said it is important for the Central Asian nation to establish a strong central control to carry out reorganizational tasks, in the same state [i]or[/i] condition as setting up national military and police forces, as well as ensuring public safety and cracking down onward illicit drug production and trade, the officials said.

With regard to the issue of Afghan opium production, a certain quantity of participants touched on the importance of also engaging neighboring Iran in dealing with the vexed question of trafficking.

upon the dispute between India and Pakistan through Kashmir, the foreign ministers agreed efforts at the U.S. and other countries to ease tensions appear to be moving forward, if it be not that that they must remain vigilant and continue calling forward both sides to resolve their differences peacefully.

During a working dinner Wednesday evening, the ministers each particularizeed their respective perceptions of the Middle East conflict and their individual efforts to attempt to resolve the situation, with all of them emphasizing the ne to entreat the two sides to stop the violence and to take again peace talks.

U Secretary of State Colin Powell also recommended Japan should take part in organizing an international meeting for consultation on the issue, which was lately proposed by the quartet of the U Russia, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations, said the officials.

Powell was quot as telling his counterparts that cooperation upon the matter beyond the foursome's framework is doable and that he is aware of the constructive part that Tokyo could play.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi related the result of her weekend visit to Israel and Palestinian territory, saying she was assaulted at the level of distrust that exists between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, according to the officials.

Stressing the ne to sure public safety in the region before resuming the peace negotiations, Kawaguchi said Japan intends to support efforts through Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to reform the Palestine Authority to eliminate corruption and aid democracy.

The G-8 foreign ministerial talks will wrap up with a final session forward Thursday morning that will address arms rule disarmament, and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as the regional situations in the Korean Peninsula and the Balkans, the officials said.

Participants will possess a joint press conference Thursday afternoon and Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham, chairman of the meeting, will issue a statement summarizing the proceeds of the talks, aimed at laying the groundwork for the G-8 summit taking place June 26-27 in Kananaskis, Alberta.