Hilal Asadov represents Azerbaijan at the meeting of the special services of the CIS
The 39th session of the Council of Heads of Security Bodies and Special Services of the CIS states opened in Moscow on 28 October. The same day, in Novo-Ogaryovo Russian President Vladimir Putinreceived the heads of special services of the CIS , who said that no country in the world can effectively fight terrorism alone, according to Tass. He noted that "the threat of the world does not become smaller," noting that the situation is even exacerbated by: new dangers are added to the traditional. In particular, Putin drew attention to the difficult situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East. "Without effective work of your service our countries can not develop," said the President of the Russian Federation. He called the very important meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Security Agencies and the coordination of their work, and also stressed the need to improve the efficiency of coordination. "The meeting will focus on the key aspects of anti-terrorist activities in the territory of the CIS countries and issues of combating terrorist organizations and groups trained in Syria and Afghanistan," earlier was noted in the press service of the Kremlin.
The meeting with the Russian president was attended by representatives of all CIS countries, except Ukraine. According to TASS, Azerbaijan is represented at the meeting by Hilal Asadov, the deputy minister of national security of Azerbaijan.-0-
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