Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.14 / Trend E.Ostapenko /
An OSCE-supported conference seeks to formulate and promote the implementation of confidence-building measures to combat the causes and effects of terrorism nationwide in Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE said.
"The main purpose of these round-table conferences is to discuss and consult how all parts of government and society, in the spirit of partnership, can work together to prevent terrorism, extremism and radicalization in order to mould a multi-dimensional strategy," said the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere.
The round-table meeting began on Aug.13 in Issyk-Kul Lake. The conference initiated by the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna
The event, the third of its kind to be held in the Kyrgyz Republic, is hosted by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Foreign Ministry and the State Committee on National Security. The first conference was held in Bishkek in November 2008 and the second in the southern city of Osh in April 2009.
More than 100 participants including representatives from central and local government, the business and industrial sectors, civil society, religious faiths, the media and international and regional organizations are participating in the two-day round-table meeting.
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