It indicated its preparedness to examine them further , with its international partners , in order to identify and develop areas where joint initiatives might be launched . The United States highlighted its support for several initiatives within multilateral forums , including : ( a ) OSCE and its workshop on the role of public-private partnerships in enhancing tourism security , held in Vienna in September 2011 at the initiative of the United States and the Russian Federation ; ( b ) APEC and its Counter-Terrorism Task Force workshop on major event security , held in September 2011 , which produced a set of good practices for major event planning ; ( c ) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) -Russia Council , which had taken a leading role in encouraging cooperation on incident response plans for the tourism industry ; and ( d ) the Global Counterterrorism Forum and its Experts ' Workshop on Good Practices on Preventing and Denying the Benefits of Kidnapping for Ransom by Terrorists , held in Algiers on 18 and 19 April 2012 to discuss and reach agreement on good practices for preventing kidnapping for ransom .