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The next meeting of the heads of special service bodies of the CIS member states was held.

On October 4, the 55th meeting of the Council of heads of security and special service agencies of the CIS member states was held in Astana, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Chief of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Ali Naghiyev participated in the event.

First, the heads of the delegations were received by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev. Later, the meeting of the Council started its work.

Within the framework of the meeting, speeches were made and detailed views were exchanged about the external influences on the security of the CIS countries, the threats faced by the member states of the organization, especially on increasing the efficiency of the joint fight against international terrorism and religious extremism. It was stated that the modern challenges to the security of the republics located in the CIS, destructive activities accompanied by intelligence-disruptive activities of some foreign circles interested in keeping the general situation tense in the region with the goal of disrupting stability in the region require that the special service agencies of the Union states be constantly vigilant, it is necessary to work in a coordinated manner by combining efforts, continuous strengthening of cooperation, regular sharing of gained experience and obtained operational information between partner institutions.

It was also noted that issues such as transnational organized crime, illegal drug trafficking, cybercrime and illegal migration, which pose a serious risk to security, have recently become more prominent, which means that the special service agencies of the CIS countries must take more and more decisive steps against these situations.

In the course of the event, there were extensive discussions on the important tasks facing the security organizations in the fight against negative manifestations and the measures that should be implemented in the future.