​"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted in 2005 in Riyadh the first international conference on counter terrorism, in which many countries participated in it at the level of experts and specialists in security affairs", His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said in a joint press conference with Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, following the opening of the 2nd Meeting of Advisory Board of U.N. Counter-Terrorism Center.

"Holding the 2nd meeting of the council is one of the results of the first conference held in Riyadh, which came in response to the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, for establishing an international center on counter-terrorism under the umbrella of the United Nations", His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal Al-Saud explained.