DUSHANBE, MAY 04 (DNA) – Pakistan’s Minister for Defence Khurram Dastagir who is in Dushanbe to take part in conference on counter terrorism, met with his Tajik counterpart Colonel-general Sherali Mirza.

Both ministers discussed matters of mutual interest. They also discussed the joint efforts against terrorism, strengthening of defence cooperation and exchanged views on the situation in region.

This conference organized by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, together with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the European Union.

The objectives of the High-Level International conference on countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism are creating a common understanding of current challenges and obstacles in the implementation of the UNGCTS in the region and globally; exploring opportunities for strengthening partnership and cooperation at national, regional and international levels on combatting terrorism and violent extremism; sharing opportunities and challenges of Tajikistan’s National Counter-Terrorism Strategy implementation; identifying trends and challenges of radicalization and the role of youth, ideology and information in preventing and combating violent extremism leading to terrorism; exchanging experiences in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism with a focus on Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) threat prevention; stock-taking of domestic and regional mechanisms to counter terrorism and prevent violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism and strengthening cooperation against cyber-terrorism and developing directives/guidelines for countering violent extremism in cyber-space.

More than 400 participants from 46 countries and 30 international and regional organizations, as well as research institutes have been registered.