In Tashkent Secretaries of the Security Councils of the SCO Member States discussed mechanisms of cooperation in the combating terrorism

Date: 11:32, 14-04-2016.

Almaty. April 14. Silkroadnews – On April 13-14, 2016, Tashkent hosted the 11th meeting of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, KazTAG reports.

“There was an exchange of views on the situation in the SCO area security field, improvement of cooperation mechanisms in the fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism, illicit arms and drug trafficking, transnational organized crime,” the statement said.

Assistant to the President, Secretary of Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlan Yermekbayev informed the participants on the measures taken by Kazakhstan in these areas through the SCO, as well as in the framework of bilateral cooperation with the organization member-states.

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with the heads of delegations.

Also in Tashkent N. Yermekbayev held talks with Secretary of the Security Council under the President of Uzbekistan Viktor Makhmudov, and member of the State Council of the PRC the Chinese Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun. During these meetings the sides discussed the specific issues in the security cooperation field.

Particular attention was paid to the preparation of materials for the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of SCO member states to be held in Tashkent on June 23-24. 2016.

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