CIS leaders adopted statement on countering international terrorism

The CIS leaders adopted a statement “On further joint efforts on countering international terrorism” and a number of important documents were submitted in this sphere.

The 2017-2019 CIS Program of Cooperation in Combating Terrorism and other Violent Manifestations of Extremism offers a package of organizational, legal and practical measures.

Among them are improvement and harmonization of national legislation; conducting coordinated and/or joint preventive, operational and search activities; interaction with international organizations; carrying out information and analytical activity and scientific-methodological work in combating terrorism; information support of cooperation; collaboration in personnel training and professional upgrading.

The second document – 2016-2020 CIS Program of Cooperation in Combating Crimes Committed with the Use of IT – was adopted in order to ensure adequate response of the CIS member states to the crimes committed with the use of IT and to ensure immediate  response to them.