Information message about the XXVI meeting of the RATS SCO

Today in Tashkent under the chairmanship of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a regular XXVI meeting of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO). It was attended by the representatives of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the RATS SCO Executive Committee.

During the meeting, the Council approved the draft report on the activities of the SCO RATS in 2014 and the Programme of Cooperation of SCO member states in the fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism for 2016-2018 years, which will be submitted to the Council of Heads of SCO member states.

An agreement was reached on the development of normative legal documents regulating work together to combat extremism. It’s decided to hold joint exercises on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes, as well as the third scientific-practical conference on cooperation in combating international terrorism and extremism among the SCO member states and observer states of the SCO.

Approved an Action plan of the Expert group of the competent authorities of the Member States of the SCO on the coordination of joint counteraction against the illegal activities of terrorist, separatist and extremist organizations and groups that threaten the security of SCO member states.

Decisions are made on major activities of the RATS SCO, as well as on organizational, personnel and financial support of the Executive Committee. Following the meeting, there was given a positive assessment of the RATS SCO Executive Committee’s activity.

The next meeting of the RATS SCO Council will be held in September 2015 on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Council meeting was held in a businesslike, constructive and friendly atmosphere.

IA "Jahon"