The Russian permanent representative to the UN said that the September 11 terrorists could not split society

The terrorists who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001 failed to split society and achieve the disunity of states. This was stated by Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya at a meeting of the organization's Security Council, he was quoted by RIA Novosti.

The diplomat noted that terrorists seek not only to take people’s lives, but also to spread fear, split society and divide states. According to him, in September 2001, this calculation did not come true, since the international community was able to unite in the face of the tragedy.

Nebenzya also recalled the reaction of the UN Security Council to the incident. According to him, on September 28, 2001, a resolution was unanimously adopted that established the Council's counter-terrorism committee. The Russian permanent representative noted that the document has become one of the key elements of the modern international system of countering terrorism.