THE AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION OF THE MINISTRIES OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

of September 8, 2000

The Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Republic of Armenia, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and Ukraine which are hereinafter referred to as by the Parties

expressing deep concern in the growing scales of distribution of acts of terrorism and other manifestations of extremism,

understanding that these phenomena pose serious threat of public and homeland security, territorial integrity of the states of the Parties, their political, economic and social stability,

recognizing need of consolidation of efforts for fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism, and also activation of fight against arms trafficking, explosives and ammunition,

in view of provisions of the Agreement on cooperation of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States in fight against terrorism of June 4, 1999,

wishing to render each other broader assistance and to increase efficiency of cooperation in the field,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

1. The parties perform cooperation in questions of the prevention, identification, suppression and investigation of acts of terrorism according to this agreement, the national legal system and the international obligations of the states.

2. This agreement does not raise the questions of issue and rendering legal assistance on criminal cases.

Article 2

The parties perform within this agreement cooperation, in particular, in the following forms:

1. Exchange of information, being of mutual interest, first of all, about:

- the preparing acts of terrorism directed against heads of the states, persons which are under international protection, the staff of diplomatic representations, consular establishments and the international organizations, participants of the state visits, the international and national, political, sporting and other events;

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