Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council on December 18.The meeting participants discussed ways to cut off sources of terrorist funding in light of the relevant resolution adopted by the UN Security Council.
Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council on December 18.The meeting participants discussed ways to cut off sources of terrorist funding in light of the relevant resolution adopted by the UN Security Council.
«The participants exchanged views on Syrian conflict settlement, including in view of the upcoming talks on the subject to be held today in New York, where Russia will be represented by its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The CSTO agenda was discussed in detail in the context of the CSTO Collective Security Council meeting scheduled to take place in Moscow on Monday. Current issues on the socioeconomic agenda, including the prospects of changes in the global energy markets were also discussed», - president's website reports.
Taking part in the meeting were Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov, Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev, and permanent member of the Security Council Boris Gryzlov.
The resolution 2253 was adopted by the Security Council on December, 17. It threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
It is said in the text of the resolution:
“Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever, wherever, and by whomsoever committed, and reiterating its unequivocal condemnation of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities for ongoing and multiple criminal terrorist acts aimed at causing the deaths of innocent civilians and other victims, destruction of property, and greatly undermining stability,
“Recognizing that terrorism poses a threat to international peace and security and that countering this threat requires collective efforts on national, regional and international levels on the basis of respect for international law and the Charter of the United Nations,
“Reaffirming that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, or civilization…
