Russian Views on Countering Terrorism During Eight Years of Dialogue Extracts from Proceedings of Four U.S.-Russian Workshops (2009) / Chapter Skim
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Cooperation Among Ministries of Internal Affairs of CIS Member States in the Fight Against Terrorism and Other Manifestations of Extremism--Igor L. Dimitrov
Cooperation Among Ministries of Internal Affairs of CIS Member States in the Fight Against Terrorism and Other Manifestations of Extremism--Igor L. Dimitrov
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Main Administration for Legal Work and External Affairs, Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Having directly encountered the problems caused by the process of the breakup of the USSR, field personnel from internal affairs agencies and other law enforcement structures were the first to conclude that joint efforts and coordinated actions are required in the fight against crime, which recognizes no boundaries. Therefore, measures to create an organizational-legal basis for cooperation with colleagues from neighboring states were undertaken right at the interagency level.
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It should be noted that a substantial amount of joint work was done in implementing the stipulations of this document, and the results of this work were summarized at the June 1998 meeting of the council in Tashkent. The next notable step in the strengthening of cooperation in this sphere was the resolution "On Cooperation in the Struggle Against Crimes of an Extremist Nature Committed on Religious Grounds," which was adopted during the next regular SMVD meeting in Moscow in December 1998.
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At the meeting, participants passed the appropriate resolutions, in particular calling for the following: • Preparation of a multilateral interagency agreement on fighting terrorism and other manifestations of extremism; • The regular holding of coordinated operational search and prevention exercises, especially the special operations entitled "Border-Barrier"; • The holding of joint training exercises for special militia (police) units and internal affairs troops to work out coordinated actions in the struggle against acts of terrorism; • The facilitation of close interaction in the development and contracted provision of special means, technology, and equipment for carrying out antiterrorist activity; and • The exchange on the basis of mutual agreement of specialists to render consultative and other assistance in the fight against terrorism.
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Comprehensive investigations are being conducted regarding organizations and individuals suspected of involvement in the activities of terrorist or other extremist formations and criminal groups and societies. In cooperation with other military structures, prevention and search operations are regularly conducted, along with special operations to prevent, uncover, suppress, and reveal crimes.
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Therefore, it is difficult to overestimate the role and significance of close international cooperation in this sphere on the whole, including within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States. On this basis, we must continue to move forward on the road to a new millennium free from the threat of international terrorism and other manifestations of extremism.
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