The convention is now the 13th such UN legal instrument on terrorism. It was adopted by consensus in 2001 and was open for signature during the 60th Anniversary Summit of the United Nations. It will enter into force after 22 governments have ratified it. Beyond criminalizing acts of nuclear terrorism, the convention also will require governments either to prosecute terrorist suspects in domestic courts or extradite them to their home countries. It further encourages increased exchanges of information and greater cooperation between countries in the pursuit of terrorist suspects.
Mesic told Croatian reporters that the most important message of the convention "is to discourage all those who would try to use nuclear energy for war purposes".
On Friday afternoon during the UN summit, Mesic met with Amr Moussa, Arab League's secretary-general, on fringes of the 60th session of the General Assembly. Mesic spoke about Croatia's interest in renewing economic relations with Arab countries.
According to sources form the Croatian delegation, Moussa said Arab countries were also interested in cooperation with Croatia.
The Croatian head of state also met his Albanian counterpart Alfred Moisiu for talks on strengthening the bilateral economic ties.