Cooperation potential of BRICS countries in combating terrorism quite significant - Lavrov

BEIJING, June 19. /TASS/. The potential for cooperation of the BRICS member-countries to increase efficiency in the fight against terrorism is quite significant, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a joint news conference of the foreign ministers of the BRICS member-countries on Monday. "There is a working group on countering terrorism in the (BRICS) association," Lavrov noted. "It held two meetings, and its potential is quite significant." According to Lavrov, that should be interagency work. "We have a general opinion that it should involve the foreign ministries and law enforcement agencies, which ensure the fight against terrorism, the prevention of terrorist attacks, the exchange of relevant information," he explained. "It is clear that a group of five countries cannot resolve the problem of global terrorism. That’s why all of us proceed from the need for a much broader effort." In this regard, Russia’s top diplomat recalled the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin to establish a universal anti-terrorist front. "This initiative continues to be relevant," Lavrov emphasized. "I hope that the latest decision of the UN Security Council on the basis of the proposal by Secretary General Antonio Guterres to set up the office of the special coordinator of all UN programs on combating terrorism will help make progress in this direction. Russia will be actively involved in this work." Read more