Alexander Lukashenko called for strengthening the fight against terrorism and drew attention to hybrid threats.
This year proved a significant change in terrorist activity. Alexander Lukashenko stated this at the CSTO summit in the Kremlin. The President of Belarus supported the adoption of the organization's strategy to fight terrorism until 2030 and called to take into account the impact of social networks and IT technologies.
"New approaches are needed to act to prevent the spread of international terrorism and extremism. In this matter, it is necessary to strengthen the interaction of the CSTO with the SCO and the CIS, using the strengths and professional capabilities of each organization," Lukashenko emphasized.
Separately, the Belarusian leader focused on the so-called hybrid threats and Western policies. He stated that the European "anti-hybrid" system, despite its declared defensive nature, is also being used outside the EU.
"It turns out interesting - intervention to deal with intervention," Lukashenko noted, referring to the work of EU task forces to combat hybrid threats ahead of elections in several post-Soviet countries.