ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 3. Confronting the
three forces of evil was one of the goals of the establishment of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Kazakhstan President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said, Trend reports.
He made a remark during the meeting with the secretaries of the
security councils of the SCO member states in Astana.
“The Shanghai Organization was established to maintain regional
stability and security in order to cooperatively combat the three
forces of evil. These risks are not only still relevant, but they
are evolving and gaining urgency. In turn, we require a more
organized and forceful response. Terrorism, extremism, and
separatism must not be exploited to undermine our states’ internal
stability. One of Kazakhstan’s priorities during its chairmanship
of the SCO is to combat the three forces of evil, as well as
transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, and cyber security
threats,” he noted.
He stressed the necessity of adopting the Cooperation Program on
Combating Terrorism, Separatism, and Extremism for 2025–2027. The
speech also mentioned the importance of adopting the SCO Anti-Drug
Strategy for 2024–2029 and the Action Program for its
implementation.
“The SCO is one of the pillars of the renewed international
security architecture. Therefore, our organization should set an
example of concerted and concrete steps to ensure stability and
security in the region,” Tokayev added.
To note, the SCO is the successor to the Shanghai Five, which
was created in 1996 by the People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. In June 2001, the leaders of
these countries and Uzbekistan met in Shanghai to announce a new
organization for greater political and economic cooperation.
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