The Plenary meeting was held in three sessions including the opening session in which the organization or work of the conference was read and participating states were divided into workshops.

The plenary session of the first day of the conference included the following:

• The plenary session was opened with the speech of His Royal Highness the Chairman of the conference who welcomed the delegates and stressed the importance of coming up with views and various experiences of counter-terrorism.He said that terrorism is a global phenomenon not related to any religion or identity and that its not merely an action but the results of deviant thought that needs to be addressed which means the importance for intellectual, cultural, media institutions combating the idea without restriction to the security institutions.The speech of the Chairman also included the emphasis that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the first countries to combat terrorism.He made it clear that the terrorist acts being witnessed in the Kingdom is a result of activities reflecting alien deviant thoughts not related to Islam and that the Saudi people are totally against terrorism.

• The Head of the Algerian delegation presented a message addressed to the conference from His Excellency President Abdulaziz Boutaflika which included the emphasis by His Excellency on the importance of the conference and invitation to surmount all the challenges facing the conference to come up with a set of principles and recommendations to serve as the means of renewal for the international community in counter-terrorism and to reject duplicity in perception of terrorist acts and to develop national legislations against perpetrators of terrorist acts and to include bilateral and multilateral cooperation covering the political and security aspects of terrorism and which is based on a comprehensive project of collective security.

• The conference adopted the inclusion of proposals made by His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in the conference agenda for discussion and in the appropriate executive format.

• The Head of the Pakistan delegation spoke about the efforts of Pakistan in combating terrorist cells on its border with Afghanistan in the war against Al-Qaida.He highlighted the positive achievements from security and intelligence cooperation with Afghanistan and the United States in the fight against counter-terrorism.
  
• The Head of the delegation of the United States of America delivered an address in which she ongratulated the Saudi security authorities for their bravery and competence in facing the terrorist forces.She stressed the depth of Saudi-American relations describing it as strategic and of special importance which continues to grow by virtue of agreement in the visions of the two countries and their cooperation in combating international terrorism.She also praised the multi-dimensional reform efforts in the Kingdom saying that this conference is a clear testimony of the depth of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to combat terrorism.

• The Delegation of Russia spoke about the significance of holding this conference in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – the land of Islam which prohibits terrorist acts. He pointed out the determination of his country to exert all efforts possible to prevent weapons of mass destruction reaching terrorists and that this should form the major objectives and aims of the conference. He stressed that Russia is one of the first countries to face terrorism and to succeed with positive results in many aspects. He also stressed the need to defeat terrorism in Chechnya and the importance of preventing terrorist cells from carrying out their destructive activities saying that Russia does not associate terrorism with any religion or nationality and will never do that and called for preventing terrorists from doing that.

• The Head of Delegation of the United Kingdom presented his address in which he said that the terrorist threat is great and that terrorist activities is more complex and dangerous than other activities. He stressed the importance of prioritizing work on dismantling terrorist cells and putting in place a long-term comprehensive plan for combating terrorism. He stressed the cooperation and commitment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with all in combating terrorism. The advice of the delegation of the United Kingdom also included reference to the establishment by its country of an information analysis centre on terrorism to know the threat it faces and its commitment to protecting its people amongst whom are Muslims working with the United Kingdom to strengthen their role in the society and improve their social status. He also noted the importance his country attached to the development in Iraq and its commitment to work with the new Iraq government. He said he was looking forward to the London conference to support the reforms in the Palestinian Authority.

• The Head of the Delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan presented the address of his country in which he stressed the basic constants adopted by Jordan in combating terrorism and rejecting harboring of terrorist elements and bargaining with them and not to allow them to use Jordanian territory in any of their operations.

• The Head of Delegation of Kazakhstan presented the address of his country in which he appreciated the initiative of the Kingdom for holding this conference and commended the achievements recorded by the Kingdom in combating terrorism. He expressed their readiness to cooperate and invited them to hold a conference on putting in place the appropriate criteria for education and information.