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Qatar, Tajikistan to hold counter-terrorism meet

Published: 03 May 2018 - 09:06 am | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 05:56 pm

The Peninsula

DOHA: The State of Qatar and the Republic of Tajikistan will organise today and tomorrow a high-level international conference on combating terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism in cooperation with the UN, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union in Dushanbe.

Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Special Envoy on Counterterrorism and Mediation in Dispute Settlement, Ambassador, H E Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani, will attend the conference, which is expected to witness wide international participation. 

The conference aims to address the security challenges facing the countries of the world and unite efforts to counter terrorism, radicalism and violent extremism as the main feeder of instability in many parts of the world. It also aims at creating a common understanding of current challenges and exploring opportunities for strengthening partnership and cooperation at the national, regional and international levels to combat terrorism and violent extremism in addition to share opportunities and challenges in the implementation of Tajikistan’s national counter-terrorism strategy.

The conference looks forward to identifying the trends and challenges of extremism, the role of youth, ideology and information in preventing and combating violent extremism leading to terrorism, as well as sharing experiences in combating it and focusing on preventing foreign terrorist fighters (FTF) threats.