Kyrgyz delegation takes part in 36th meeting of SCO RATS in Tashkent

Bishkek, March 18, 2021. / Kabar /. The delegation of Kyrgyzstan took part in the 36th meeting of the Council of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, the press service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. The 36th meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) was held on March 18, 2021, in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan. It was attended by delegations of the competent authorities of India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Executive Committee of the SCO RATS. The sides reviewed the state of regional security, discussed the current situation in the field of countering terrorism, separatism and extremism in the SCO space, exchanged views on the level of interaction between the competent authorities of the SCO member states, identified joint measures to respond to modern security challenges and threats from international terrorist organizations. During the meeting, the Report of the SCO RATS Council to the SCO Heads of State Council on the activities of the SCO RATS in 2020 was approved. Information on the progress of the 2020 Program of Cooperation of the SCO Member States in Countering Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism for 2019-2021, decisions of the SCO RATS Council was considered. The draft Program of Cooperation of the SCO Member States in Countering Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism for 2022-2024 was approved. A positive assessment was given to the activities of the Executive Committee of the SCO RATS over the past period. It was agreed to hold in 2021 the next joint anti-terrorist exercise of the competent authorities of the SCO member states "Pabby - Antiterror - 2021", the Eighth Meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States and the Eighth International Scientific and Practical Conference of the SCO RATS. Decisions were made to improve cooperation between the competent authorities of the SCO member states in identifying and suppressing channels for financing terrorist activities. An agreement was reached to hold the next meeting of the SCO RATS Council in September 2021 on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.