Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 5
By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:
Security agencies and special services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are holding an expanded plenary meeting of Scientific and Advisory Council under the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center in Baku, Trend’s correspondent reported form the event.
The 7th regional expert meeting of representatives of units for combating terrorism and other violent manifestations of extremism is also taking place in Baku.
The purpose of holding the meeting is to further strengthen cooperation between CIS special services, exchange experience and create effective technologies to combat extremism and terrorism.
At the event, Ismayil Bagirov, deputy chief of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, conveyed greetings of Lieutenant-General Madat Guliyev, head of the State Security Service, to the participants of the meeting.
In turn, Marat Abdyraev, deputy director of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, noted that the ways to combat remote influence used by international terrorist organizations for recruiting supporters among citizens of the CIS countries are being discussed.
He added that the meetings are held annually.
“This meeting is being held in Baku for the first time, and we express our gratitude to the leadership of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan for the conditions created,” Abdyraev said.
