The CSTO will counteract the spread of information destabilizing the internal situation

On March 19, a meeting of the heads and authorized representatives of the heads of national headquarters for conducting the permanent operation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization to counter crimes in the field of information technologies (operation "PROXIMITY") was held at the CSTO Secretariat. It was chaired by Deputy Secretary General of the CSTO Valery Semerikov with the participation of a delegation of representatives of national authorized bodies for countering crimes in the field of information technologies of the CSTO member states.

At the meeting, the heads and authorized representatives of the national headquarters for conducting the operation discussed its results for 2024 and, taking into account the priorities of Kyrgyzstan during its CSTO presidency, identified priority areas for collective efforts to counter criminal manifestations in the field of information technologies this year, as well as for the future.

"The main efforts of the CSTO member states in 2025 will be focused on countering the use of the Internet for disseminating information that causes political damage to national and allied interests, destabilizing the internal political situation, inciting interethnic and religious discord; activities of criminal groups of a terrorist and extremist nature and disseminating information, including on the Internet, related to involving citizens of the organization's member states in armed conflicts, in terrorist and extremist organizations; illegal drug trafficking activities carried out using information and communication technologies and the Internet space; committing electronic fraud," the press service reported.

"The meeting participants unequivocally noted that the operation "PROXIMITY" remains an effective tool for collective cooperation and is aimed at strengthening the collective security of the CSTO member states," the press service added.

"BelTA"