The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the international document, which was proposed by Russia in 1998, on April 13, 2005.
Yakovenko said: "The adoption of the convention is the result of systematic, resourceful and energetic work, first of all on the part of Russia."
"The convention is largely an innovative document," Yakovenko said, adding that the international community had worked out a document for the first time to prevent certain terrorist attacks.
"The convention's adoption shows the resolve and capabilities of the UN member states to adapt the Organization to modern realities and security requirements," the official said.
Yakovenko said that many countries would follow Russia's example, first of all the participants in a UN Security Council session at the World Summit 2005, which will be held in New York on September 14-16. An anti-terrorist resolution, which includes a call to countries to make signing the convention a priority, should be adopted at the summit.
