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An additional meeting of the expert group to coordinate drafts of the CIS Cooperation Program for Countering Terrorism and Extremism for 2026–2028, as well as decisions of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Council of Heads of State of the CIS on this issue, was held on August 19, 2025, in Minsk. This was reported by the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.
The event was attended by experts from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, as well as representatives of the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States and staff of the CIS Executive Committee.
Participants discussed proposals for the draft documents, finalized them, and agreed upon them. The meeting materials will be sent to the CIS member states for finalization of their internal approval process.
It should be noted that the need to adopt the Program is driven by the desire of the Commonwealth states to adequately respond to changes in the operational situation in this area.
The goals and objectives of the Program are to improve cooperation between states, statutory bodies, and sectoral cooperation bodies of the CIS. The Program's activities include the development and improvement of organizational and legal mechanisms for cooperation in the fight against terrorism and extremism, the preparation and implementation of joint events aimed at preventing, detecting, and combating terrorism and extremism, information, analytical, and scientific support for the activities of CIS member states in this area, and the development of the human resources of competent authorities.
