Joint statement of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the states of members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

of January 7, 2002

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the State Parties of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held on January 7, 2002 in Beijing extraordinary meeting during which, having discussed the current urgent problems of regional security and cooperation, perspective of development of SCO, they reached broad mutual understanding and, having discussed the current urgent problems of regional security and cooperation, perspective of development of SCO adopted the following joint statement:

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1. Development of the latest events in Afghanistan convincingly testifies to fidelity and foresight of the chosen SCO of the line on priority adjustment of cooperation between its State Parties in the field of maintenance of regional security and stability, and also fight against three ugrozamiterrorizm, separatism and extremism.

After the events on September 11, 2001 heads of the government of the states of members of SCO quickly made the special statement, having sharply condemned this act of terrorism. SCO was one of the first international organizations which reacted to events on September 11.

2. Being close neighbors of Afghanistan, we for an appreciable length of time directly were exposed proceeding from its territory terrorist and narcothreat long before the events on September 11 and repeatedly warned the international community about danger of these threats. For this reason the State Parties of SCO took active part in the anti-terrorist coalition and took measures for further intensification of work of SCO on the anti-terrorist direction.

3. SCO State Parties completely support the measures provided by resolutions of UNSC 1373, of 1377, 1383 and 1386 and full-scale cooperate with the Counter-terrorism committee of the Security Council founded by the resolution 1373.

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