Anti-Terrorism Forum in Minsk: Key Takeaways

⚡️Anti-Terrorism Forum in Minsk. Key Points

✅ Fighting terrorism stands at the forefront of global security for countries and regions. Its coordinators and executors recognize neither state nor moral boundaries.

✅ Belarus is located in the center of Europe, at the heart of events, on the western outpost of the CIS.

✅ Extremism and terrorism have become a conditional retaliatory tool, including a means of direct aggression against Belarus.

✅ For the Commonwealth, combating extremism and terrorism is not a declaration of intent, but systematic work.

✅ Terrorism cannot be defeated by force alone.

✅ Terrorism is moving into the virtual sphere. These are the most problematic and latent areas. They are not always visible, and these areas require greater attention.

✅ Belarus has shown itself as an active supporter of strengthening the "Shanghai family."

✅ The number of extremist crimes in Belarus is gradually decreasing.

✅ The level of terrorist threat in Belarus remains low thanks to the actions of law enforcement agencies.

✍️Priorities include:

✔️ exchange of information on activities of international terrorist organizations, movement routes of their members, and sources of financing;

✔️ countering the spread of extremist ideology;

✔️ protection of information space;

✔️ prevention of using modern technologies for recruitment and propaganda;

✔️ cooperation in the field of cybersecurity;

✔️ special focus on youth engagement.