INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) need to work out extra border security
measures to counter threats from Afghanistan to neighboring countries, Tass news agency quoted Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay
Patrushev said on Friday.The unstable situation in Afghanistan is related to the activity of international terrorists supported by the West,
Patrushev said at a meeting of Security Council secretaries on the Afghan problem in Bishkek.&Considering all the mentioned threats from the
Afghan direction, it is necessary to take measures in advance to counter the export of instability to our countries
It is obvious that this problem can be resolved comprehensively by collective efforts, primarily, within the CSTO and the SCO,& Patrushev
stressed.The Russian top security official highlighted specific steps that &require special attention.& In the first place, this relates &to
elaborating extra measures in the sphere of border security, exchanging information on the activity of terrorist organizations and their
supporters and cooperating for the purpose of exposing and shutting down sources and channels of terrorism financing and also drug
trafficking,& Patrushev pointed out.&I am certain that the development of Afghanistan as a peaceful, united and independent state meets the
interests of regional security
By virtue of its geographical position, that country is at the intersection of key trade routes linking European and Asian states
In this context, it is important to pay attention to developing the transit potential of Afghanistan,& the Russian top security official
said.Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has repeatedly stated that Afghan soil will not be used against the security of
neighboring countries or beyond and that no terrorist group exists in the country
Meanwhile, the sixth annual meeting of Security Council secretaries on Afghanistan kicked off Friday in Bishkek, the capital of
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