CIS prosecutors agree joint antiterror fight in Kazakh forum

ITAR-TASS news agency, Moscow
24 Nov 04

Almaty, 24 November: A meeting of the coordinating council
of CIS prosecutor-generals was held in Almaty today. Russian
Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov and prosecutor-generals of
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Tajikistan
and the Belarusian and Georgian deputy prosecutor-generals took part
in its work.

Kazakh Prosecutor-General Rashid Tusupbekov said that at the meeting
decisions had been made “on eight issues related to countering
international terrorism, corruption and the illegal circulation of
drugs and psychotropic substances”.

The meeting, Tusupbekov said, also decided “to take comprehensive
measures to prevent and thwart terrorism”, that would stop various
extremist organizations from taking root within the CIS.

“The main focus in the fight against international terrorism will be
interaction, exchange of information, including the sources of its
finance, making quick and clear decisions on all issues related to the
extradition of criminals and giving legal help in criminal cases linked
to terrorism, specific monitoring of which will be conducted and the
most skilful staff will be entrusted to do this,” Tusupbekov stressed.

Russian Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov was unanimously elected
the chairman of the coordinating council of CIS prosecutor-generals
in 2005.