On 23 September 2024, SCO Deputy Secretary General Nuran Niyazaliyev met with Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov and Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) Natalia Gherman.
The sides reaffirmed their commitment to promoting interaction between the two organizations, including with the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS).
They also exchanged views on the international and regional situation, highlighting security issues.
Nuran Niyazaliyev briefed the UN officials on the SCO’s efforts against current changes and threats, in particular, about the Programme of Cooperation between the SCO Member States against Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism for 2025-2027, and the SCO Counter-Narcotics Strategy for 2024-2029 and an action programme for its implementation, which were adopted at the Astana summit in July 2024. He also handed over the text of the SCO Initiative on World Unity for a Just Peace, Harmony and Development.