SCO officials discuss security issues, fighting terrorism
14/04/2016 21:46
SCO officials discuss security issues, fighting terrorism
14/04/2016 21:46
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Eleventh meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization took place in Tashkent on 13-14 April 2016.
Representatives of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the SCO Secretary-General Rashid Alimov and Director of Executive Committee of the Regional Antiterrorism structure of the SCO Yevgeniy Sisoev attended the event.
The heads of the delegations were received by the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.
At the meeting, the sides discussed issues of fighting trans-national threats, including terrorism, drug trafficking and trans-border crimes.
The SCO member states considered situation in Central Asia and the SCO area as a whole, including situation in Afghanistan, international and regional security issues.
It was underlined that fast settlement of Afghan conflict will strengthen security and stability in the region. It was noted that situation in Afghanistan should be solved with peaceful means with active participation of the UN.
The SCO member called to expand efforts on fighting illegal drug trafficking, preventing use of Internet and other ICT tools to promote terrorism, separatism, extremism and radical views, financing and recruiting, etc.
The SCO member states called for development and adoption of the UN Convention on fighting international terrorism.
It was underlined that SCO RATS should expand contacts in the area of fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism with the UN and other international organizations.
The participants also discussed preparations to the summit of the SCO heads of states, which will be held in Tashkent on 23-24 June.
The participants underlined that the SCO summit in Tashkent will improve legal base of the SCO and expand international cooperation in security area.
The next meeting of the Secretaries of Security Councils of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be in Kazakhstan.
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