Baku:Azerbaijan is taking part in a counterterrorism forum that includes the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, as well as an international scientific and practical conference of the SCO RATS. The forum also features a joint exercise by CIS and SCO competent bodies.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the event is attended by more than 300 delegates and aims to enhance collaborative responses to emerging security threats, particularly the connections between transnational organized crime and terrorism.
Representatives from the competent authorities of 18 countries, CIS and SCO bodies, and international organizations such as the UN and Interpol are participating. Educational and scientific institutions, including the Heydar Aliyev Academy of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, are also involved.
The forum’s agenda addresses topics like the identification and blocking of terrorist and extremist content online, cooperation between government agencies and technology companies, monitoring of terrorist organizations’ activities, and the application of artificial intelligence.
Additionally, the forum will host conferences involving the CIS and the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, with the Eurasia-Antiterror-2026 joint exercise planned for October 8.