The second meeting of the First Committee (the committee that Sharma started his address by reminding the General Assembly that a few hours before they met on Monday, October 1, a suicide bomber drove his car that was packed with explosives into the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the terrorists responsible for this event and those responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had been trained in the same camps and financed by the same people. According to Sharma, the terrorists targeted these particular buildings because they stood for symbols of democracy.

Sharma said that international terrorism has become international both in its organization and in its effect.

The Prime Minister of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, shared Sharma's sentiments and pointed out the irony of the current situation at the General Assembly. "As we become more civilized , we become more vulnerable to terrorism," he explained.

While speaking at the afternoon session of the General Assembly, expressed his condolences to the victims, families and friends of the terrorist attack of September 11. He went on to say that terrorism "had no future in our civilization."

The Prime Minister stressed the dangers of racial profiling and condemned the attacks against American citizens of Middle Eastern decent. He emphasized that the world is fighting a battle against terrorism and not Islam, which he described as a "peaceful faith." He said the battle was being fought against those who twist Islam's teachings in order to justify their own crimes.

Gonsalves called for all nations to join together to combat terrorism. He said that terrorist must be monitored and the focus of the international community should not wane from them.

The Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yingfan, shared the Prime Ministers thoughts and urged the international community to "pool their wisdom together and strengthen international cooperation against terrorism."

Wang told the Assembly that Resolution 1373 that was adopted on September 28, and that condemns terrorism and calls for the freezing of terrorist assets, should be faithfully implemented. He stressed his government's commitment to prevent and combat all forms and manifestations of terrorism.

All three speakers called for international cooperation in the war against terrorism. They all admitted to the Assembly that the world has changed since the attacks on September 11. Sharma termed the new atmosphere as a "welcome transformation," and said there is international solidarity to meet an international threat.

The three speakers spoke on the third day of the Debate that featured thirty five other representatives who addressed the General Assembly.