SCO Deputy Secretary General: to fight terrorism, systematic work is needed to eliminate its causes
In recent years, thanks to the efforts of the SCO countries, it was possible to prevent many terrorist acts, eliminate dozens of extremist cells, and suppress terrorist attacks.
In recent years, thanks to the efforts of the SCO countries, it was possible to prevent many terrorist acts, eliminate dozens of extremist cells, and prevent the spread of largely violent ideologies, including in cyberspace. On October 7, at the plenary session of the Counter-Terrorism Forum, Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Oleg Kopylov said this, sb.by correspondent reports.
- At the same time, the SCO member states have adopted programs of interaction to combat drug addiction and the spread of synthetic drugs and their precursors until 2030, Oleg Kopylov stated. Now it is important to strengthen coordination of actions, exchange of information on the activities of international terrorist structures, routes of their movement, sources of financing. However, terrorism cannot be defeated only by force, it is necessary to conduct systematic work to eliminate the causes themselves. No less urgent is the fight against the ideological foundations of terrorism, the spread of extremist ideas through social networks and other tools for recruitment and propaganda.
