The CIS ATC’s representative took part in the 5th Regional conference of the Counter-Terrorism Early Warning Network for Central Asia held on October 13-16 in Baku.
The event, organized by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism and the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, was attended by representatives of government agencies, civil society and academia of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as experts from UN agencies, INTERPOL, EAG, SCO RATS, and CICA.
The conference addressed the impact of recent events in Afghanistan on the situation in Central Asia and the threat of trafficking in firearms from Afghanistan. During the event the participants attended a training on the use of OSINT in analytical work.
In his statement, the Center's representative assessed the current situation in the Central Asian region affected by the activities of international terrorist organizations and possible directions for its transformation.