The agreement between the governments of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on cooperation in the field of ensuring the international information security

of June 16, 2009

The governments of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which further are referred to as the Party

noting significant progress in development and implementation of the latest information and communication technologies and means creating global information space

expressing concern in the threats connected with opportunities of use of such technologies and means for the purpose of, not compatible to tasks of ensuring the international stability and safety, applicable both to civil and to military to spheres,

attaching importance to the international information security as one of crucial elements of system of the international security,

being convinced that further deepening of trust and development of interaction of the Parties in questions of ensuring the international information security is the imperative need and is equitable to their interests,

taking also into account important role of information security in providing the rights and fundamental freedoms of man and citizen,

considering recommendations of the General Assembly resolutions "Achievements in the field of Informatization and Telecommunications in the context of the International Security",

aiming to limit threats of the international information security, to provide interests of information security of the Parties and to create the international information environment of which are characteristic the world, cooperation and harmony,

wishing to create legal and organizational basis of cooperation of the Parties in the field of ensuring the international information security,

agreed as follows:

Article 1. Terms and concepts

For the purposes of interaction of the Parties within accomplishment of this agreement the List of the main terms and concepts of area of ensuring the international information security according to appendix 1 to this agreement which is its integral part will be used.

Contents of this list of terms and concepts can be supplemented, specified and be updated as required as agreed by the parties.

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