"Information is the most effective weapon against terror and so the countries committed to fight terror should make extra efforts to exchange information to ensure general safety," Al-Jubeir said in a press statement issued by the embassy in Washington.

The Kingdom, which has been consistently supporting the global fight against terrorism, took the initiative to organize an international conference to fight terrorism in Riyadh in February 2005. Sixty countries attended the conference.

The US delegation was headed by the then Homeland Security Adviser Frances Townsend. The major recommendations of the conference included the establishment of an international center to fight terror as suggested by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. The center was also intended to serve as the pivot for exchange of information between countries.

"That proposal aimed at boosting the process of rapid exchange of information between countries so that quick steps could be taken to counter the menace," Al-Jubeir added.

Such a center would facilitate the quick exchange of information and technology in addition to providing training in the field of counter-terrorism, the statement added.

The ambassador said the proposed center could also serve as a coordination point to develop the rules and regulations required to fight terror including its financing and much-needed public enlightenment against the dangers of terrorism.