THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TOOK PART IN THE ANTI-TERRORIST EXERCISE "EURASIA-ANTI-TERROR - 2023»

THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TOOK PART IN THE ANTI-TERRORIST EXERCISE "EURASIA-ANTI-TERROR - 2023»

The first ever joint counter-terrorism exercise of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Eurasia-Antiterror 2023, was held in Bishkek. It was attended by representatives of 11 states: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus, India, Iran, China, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Today was the final stage of the exercise. 

Within the framework of the exercise, training tasks were practiced in national territories to identify and apprehend suspected terrorist groups planning to commit terrorist acts on critical infrastructure facilities and in places of mass human habitation, using public information systems. 

According to the scenario, the second stage involved an anti-terrorist operation on the release of hostages and counteracted the terrorists at three sites - the gas station of the TPP, transport and the penal colony of Bishkek. 

Ministry of Emergency Situations units carried out measures to eliminate and minimize the consequences of the terrorist act. The maneuvers showed the effective actions of the forces and means of the competent authorities of Kyrgyzstan and the coherence of the units of the ministries and departments involved in resolving the crisis situation.

It should be noted that during the anti-terrorist operation the forces and means of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic were involved, namely 8 special vehicles, one helicopter and about 50 rescuers. 

Summarizing the results of the exercise, the heads of delegations noted that it was an important step aimed at integrating efforts and strengthening the anti-terrorist potential of the CIS and SCO states.

PRESS - CENTRE OF MES KR