Joint EU-Russia statement on combatting terrorism

EU News 43/2014

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Brussels, 28 January 2014
5816/14
(OR. en)
PRESSE 40

Guided by our common goals and noting with satisfaction the new format of the regular meetings within the political dialogue on counter-terrorism under the auspices of the MFA of Russia and the European External Action Service, that allows, in particular, an exchange of views in this field, we agreed to further develop strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the European Union, especially in combating and preventing terrorism, and to this end, in particular:

- consider possibilities for further strengthening cooperation in response to crimes committed by terrorists and organised crime, including exploring prospects of signing cooperation agreements in the future, to ensure, inter alia, an information exchange between Russia and the EU in the sphere of combating terrorism in conformity with their respective internal legislation including data protection standards;

- expand cooperation in exchanging best practices in counter-terrorism and training experts in counter-terrorism through joint seminars, training courses and other activities, the list of which will be adopted at consultations on combating terrorism within the Russia-EU
political dialogue;

- intensify our cooperation in the UN framework as well as other multilateral fora such as the G8, in particular G8 Rome/Lyon Group, and the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF), OSCE, and the Council of Europe, as well as other international organizations
actively involved in combating terrorism.

Source and additional information:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/140835.pdf

File Photo: Vladimir Putin, Herman van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso (from left to right) Date: 28/01/2014 Reference: P-024853/00-24 Location: Brussels - Council/Justus Lipsius (C)EU, 2014 URL

 

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