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SCO calls for Global front to fight terror groups
News:
- In the recently held Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, China, the member states resolved to combat terrorism, extremism and separatism
Important facts
- The SCO is an international grouping which comprises of 8 countries: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, China and Russia.
- The Qingdao Declaration was signed by all the SCO members
- Plan of Action:
- Reach a consensus on adopting UN Comprehensive Convention on International terrorism. It is a proposed treaty to counter any form of financing of terrorism and providing mechanical or technical support to it.
- Joint appeal to Youth- Call to youth not to get influenced by extremist ideologies
- Addressing the issue of foreign terrorists from West Asia:
- Improve the information exchange mechanisms regarding the terrorists and their movement
- Accelerate procedures to extradite foreign terrorists in accordance with the national legislation of the member states
- Boost international cooperation both on the political level and between the security services.
- Highlighted the importance of SCO Regional Anti-terrorist structure to counter all forms of terrorism
- Strengthen international legal framework to address the threat of nuclear weapons
- Support initiative to draft an international convention against chemical and biological terrorist attacks
- Control the spread and propagation of terrorist ideology through internet
- Improve the mechanism within the SCO to combat illegal drug trafficking
