SCO Secretary-General Meets with UN Acting Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism

On September 24, 2025, in New York, USA, within the framework of participation in the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Nurlan Yermekbayev, held a meeting with the Acting Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Counter-Terrorism, Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), Alexandre Zouev.

The SCO Secretary-General informed his counterpart about the interaction of SCO member states on the counter-terrorism track, on efforts to improve mechanisms for responding to security challenges and threats, as well as on the existing documents within the Organization relating to security issues.

SCO Secretary-General Meets with UN Acting Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism

The Head of UNOCT highly commended the SCO's achievements in combating the "three forces of evil" - terrorism, separatism, and extremism - as well as other challenges and threats to security.

An agreement was reached to maintain contacts between the SCO Secretariat and the UNOCT.

The meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere.