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High-level inter-regional conference against terrorism taking place in Ulaanbaatar
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On June 20, the High-Level Inter-Regional Conference on
‘Whole-of-Society Approach’ to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and
Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism kicked off at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. The conference is being co-organized by the Government of Mongolia,
OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the United
Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.
D.Tsogtbaatar,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, D.Gerel, Director of the General Intelligence
Agency, Thomas Greminger, Secretary General of the Organization for Security
and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and Muhammad R. Shah of the UN Office of
Counter-Terrorism delivered remarks at the opening chaired by Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs B.Battsetseg. In his remarks, Foreign Minister Tsogtbaatar
noted, “Terrorists’ and criminals’ area of operations will be narrowed more and
more with elevation of developing countries’ potential for countering terrorism
and organized crime to an appropriate level.”
“We have to bear in our mind that terrorism and transnational
organized crime, end in particular drug trafficking are interconnected. Drug
affects a person’s mental state, making them prone to violent extremism,” he
added.
At the conference, around 180 participants from Asia and Europe
comprising policy makers, civil society representatives, members of
Counter-Terrorism Coordination Council of Mongolia, and law enforcement
officials are sharing their best practice in the fight against terrorism and
exchanging views on building trust through enhancement of inter- cultural and
religious dialogues and harmony, ensuring public participation in development
of national policies, strategies and plans to prevent and counter the crime.
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