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Bishkek hosts meeting of Council of SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure

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Bishkek, Oct. 18, 2018. /Kabar/. The 33rd meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO RATS) is taking place in Bishkek under the chairmanship of Kyrgyzstan.

It is attended by delegations from relevant authorities of India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Executive Committee of the SCO RATS.

At the event, the implementation of previously adopted decisions of the Council of the SCO RATS, joint measures of the relevant authorities of the SCO member states to counter the challenges and threats stemming from extremist currents are considered. The seminar on countering cyber-terrorism held in Hangzhou (China) will be summed up.

Agreements are expected to be reached on strengthening interaction of the relevant authorities of the SCO member states in the field of countering terrorism, separatism and extremism, including in strengthening the antiterrorist protection of critically important facilities and crowded places, monitoring threats of a terrorist nature in the global information space and ensuring cyber security.

The Council of the SCO RATS approved the work plans of the Executive Committee of the SCO RATS, as well as the activities of expert groups on border cooperation and countering the use of the Internet for terrorist, separatist and extremist purposes.

The draft Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between the SCO RATS and the Secretariat of the Association of National Police of Southeast Asia - ASEANAPOL will be approved.

A decision is expected on the organizational and staffing of the activities of the Executive Committee of the SCO RATS.

An agreement will be reached on holding the next meeting of the Council of the SCO RATS in March 2019 in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The chairmanship of the Council of the SCO RATS will pass from Kyrgyzstan to Russia.

The meeting of the Council is held in a businesslike, constructive and friendly atmosphere

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