CIS intel chiefs agree in Yerevan to further coordinate anti- terror

Interfax, Russia
Russia & CIS Military Newswire
October 22, 2008 Wednesday 10:07 AM MSK

CIS intelligence chiefs agree in Yerevan to further coordinate anti-
terror efforts

YEREVAN Oct 22

The CIS Council of senior intelligence and security officials met in
Yerevan to discuss how to raise efficiency of anti-terrorist efforts.

The attendees discussed 17 issues, said Alexander Bortnikov, Director
of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

All issues that were discussed focused on anti-terror efforts, he
said. "The agenda included better cooperation and coordination,
raising the efficiency of anti-terror efforts," the FSB director said.

Gorik Akopian, head of the Armenian National Security Service, said
that the most import result of common efforts is a better coordination
of efforts at the international level.

Yerevan hosted the 25th meeting of the CIS Council of senior security
and intelligence officials. At the end of the meeting the attendees
signed a set of documents.