South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov signed an instrument of ratification confirming that the South Ossetian side has conducted internal procedures for the Republic of South Ossetia to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Convention to Combat Extremism, the press service of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reported.
Earlier on March 20, the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia ratified the Law of the Republic of South Ossetia “On the Accession of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Convention of the Shanghai Organization for Combating Extremism”.
The Convention was signed in Astana on June 9, 2017 by Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In accordance with Article 30 of the SCO Convention on Countering Extremism, states that are not members of the SCO can join it.
The Convention enshrines fundamental provisions on the danger of extremism as a breeding ground for terrorism, on the leading role of states and their competent authorities in countering extremism and terrorism, the need to comply with international law and the UN Charter, above all, respect for the principles of sovereignty and equality of states, non-interference in their internal affairs , condemnation of the ideology and practice of extremism in all its forms and manifestations and the inadmissibility of public appeals and incitement to extremist actions.
