Terrorism Tops the Agenda at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting in Kazhakstan

Senior security advisors from the nine member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization met in Astana, the Kazakh capital, on April 3, 2024. Image via Akorda.

National security advisors from the nine member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and several observer states gathered on Wednesday in the Kazakh capital, Astana, to discuss the growing threat posed by terrorism in Russia and Central and South Asia.

While there was consensus that increased terrorist attacks in these various regions need to be addressed, tensions quickly emerged over who is to blame.

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