MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - A senior Russian member of parliament reemphasized the importance of international unity in the fight against terrorism as he spoke at a press conference Sunday, marking four years since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the State Duma, or Russia's lower house of parliament, said: "When we speak of the 9/11, Nord Ost and Beslan [the latter two referring to terrorist acts committed in Russia in 2002 and 2004, respectively], we speak of tragedies the world will never be able to forget. The memory of the victims and grief [over their loss] [as well as] the awareness of responsibility before future generations will have us do everything possible to put a barrier to new terrorist attacks. The will of all the nations across the world should be focused on achieving precisely that goal."

Gryzlov expressed his condolences to the Americans who had lost their loved ones in the 9/11 attack and said he was hopeful that Russia, the United States and other countries would take coordinated actions against global terrorism.