A meeting of the permanent council at the CIS ATC Head took place in Moscow on September 18, 2026 and brought together representatives of the competent authorities of the Commonwealth states (Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), office of the National Antiterrorist Committee, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Intelligence Service, SORB Executive Bureau, SKPV Coordinating Service, CIS-FIU Secretariat, Basic Organization of the CIS Member-States for Training Personnel in the Field of Countering Terrorism and Extremism and Basic Organization of the CIS Member-States for Studying Problems of Countering Terrorism and Extremism.

During the event, participants exchanged views on the situation in the CIS member-states in the field of countering terrorism and extremism and forecasts of its development.

Besides the participants were briefed on:

outcomes of the XIX Meeting of the Heads of the CIS Competent Authorities Lead Units in Charge of Countering Terrorism and the Heads of the CIS National Structures in Charge of Coordination of Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities;

key CIS legal acts in the field of counter-terrorism and counter-extremism adopted in 2025 and first half of 2026.

Special focus was on the Counter-Terrorism Forum of CIS and SCO, to be held in the Republic of Belarus on October 7-8, 2015, and plans for publication of the quarterly Bulletin on burning issues of terrorism and extremism in 2027.

The meeting was held in an atmosphere of engaged exchange of views and trusted dialogue