CONVENTION OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

of June 16, 2009

Against terrorism

State members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,

being deeply concerned about escalation of terrorism which poses threat to international peace and safety, territorial integrity of the states, to development of friendship between the states, and also to implementation of basic rights and human freedoms,

being guided by the purposes and the principles of Articles of organization of the United Nations and Charters of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of June 7, 2002,

developing provisions of the Shanghai Convention on fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism of June 15, 2001, the Concept of cooperation of state members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism of July 5, 2005,

recognizing that the crimes covered by this Convention under no circumstances cannot be justified, and the physical persons and legal entities guilty of making of such acts and (or) involved in their making, shall be made responsible,

considering the changes which happened in terrorism content, scales and nature of acts of terrorism and importance of enhancing cooperation,

understanding need of building-up of efforts against terrorism and again confirming that all measures for the prevention of terrorism and fight against it shall be accepted in case of respect for supremacy of law and democratic values, basic rights and human freedoms, and also rules of international law,

realizing that only common efforts it is possible to achieve the effective prevention of terrorism and fight against it,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

This Convention consists for the purpose of increase in efficiency of cooperation against terrorism.

Article 2

1. For the purposes of this Convention, the terms and concepts used in it mean:

1) "Party" - the State Party of this Convention;

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