SCO Urges International Efforts against Terrorism

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SCO Urges International Efforts against Terrorism

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Thursday asked for extensive cooperation across the world in the fight against terrorism.

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Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Thursday asked for extensive cooperation across the world in the fight against terrorism.

In a declaration issued after a summit in Moscow, SCO leaders said no country should consider itself an on-looker of the battle with terrorism as terror, drugs and other cross-border crimes have become global problems with political, economic and social globalization.

Therefore, extensive cooperation involving all countries is needed to tackle these problems either at regional or global levels.

The SCO members, which bear the brunt of terrorism, have been actively involved in international anti-terror efforts while joining hands to combat terrorism in their own region, said the declaration.

The SCO will cooperate closely with the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council. It will push for the drafting of a comprehensive anti-terrorism treaty and a pact to deal with terrorist attacks using nuclear weapons.

The declaration also stressed that the fight against terrorism should be based on the principles of international law, and shall not be taken as a campaign against any particular religion, country or ethnic group.

Smuggling of drugs and chemicals which can be used to produce narcotics is a serious threat to the world. The international community should taken effective measures to fight the illegal trade as drug money has become an important financial resource for terrorism, it noted.

The SCO is cooperating in the crackdown on drug-trafficking and trade of chemicals which can be used to produce narcotics. The members are expected to sign a multilateral accord by the end of the year, the declaration said.

Drugs from Afghanistan have become a global threat, it said, adding that multilateral cooperation is urgently needed in this regard.

The SCO members believe that an international strategy should be put into place under the leadership of the United Nations to deal with the threat, it said.

The SCO members firmly support the efforts by the Afghan transitional government to maintain peace in the country and believe that what happened recently in the world should not undermine the international community's efforts to help with the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

The SCO groups China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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