The capital of the Republic of Armenia hosted one of the key events for the professional anti-terrorist community of the Commonwealth of Independent States: the XV Regional Expert Consultations of representatives from the anti-terrorist units of competent authorities of CIS member states, held on March 26, 2026.
The Consultations were organized by the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia and the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center.
The consultations brought together more than 30 delegates representing competent authorities of the CIS member-states, Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, CIS ATC, as well as two CIS basic organizations for counter-terrorism training of personnel and on terrorism and extremism research.
The event started with announcement of the welcoming remarks of Director of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia Andranik Simonyan and Director of the Executive Committee of the SCO RATS Ularbek Sharsheev, as well as statements by Deputy Director of the NSS of the Republic of Armenia Samvel Hayrapetyan and Head of CIS ATC Evgeny Sysoev.
The participants assessed development of the international and regional security, noting that terrorist and extremist threats are continuously evolving. Terrorist and religious-extremist organizations quickly adapt to the ongoing geopolitical situation, employ modern achievements of scientific and technological progress, especially digital technologies and unmanned systems, and rely on large-scale involvement of the younger generation in radical activities. For this reason, the consultations' agenda focused on two equally pressing topics for the competent authorities of Commonwealth countries: improving the prevention of terrorism and extremism among young people, and strengthening information and analytical support for anti-terrorist activities.
The XV Regional Expert Consultations in Yerevan marked a qualitatively new stage in the development of this platform, once again demonstrating that only open and trust-based dialogue on security issues - combined with joint efforts grounded in shared and national interests - can build an effective system of collective measures.
