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SCO and Sri Lanka to complete legal base to fight terror

09 Jan, 2017

The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of?Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) and the Sri Lankan Defense Ministry will in?the near?future complete the preparation of?the legal base for?cooperation, the RATS press service said.

According to?the spokesperson, the parties have established the information exchange process regarding the fight against?terrorism, extremism and separatism, sputnik news reported.

The press service added that RATS and Sri Lankan Defense Ministry already had a meeting in?late 2016, during?which the parties have “pointed out?the progress in?preparation of?the protocol.”

The SCO is a political, military and economic alliance comprising Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Belarus, Mongolia, Iran, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan hold observer status in?the organization, while Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Armenia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka have the status of?dialogue partners.

RATS, headquartered in?Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is a permanent SCO body that serves to?promote cooperation against?terrorism, separatism and extremism among?its member states. (Colombo Gazette)

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