Putin said that the CIS IPA is making a significant contribution to the fight against terrorism

Russian President Vladimir PutinALMA-ATA, Mar 29The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the CIS makes a significant contribution to the fight against terrorism, cross-border crime and other threats and challenges to international security, says President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in his greetings to the participants of the anniversary plenary session of the Assembly. «I congratulate you on the 30th anniversary of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Assembly occupies an important place in the system of bodies of the Commonwealth, is an effective and highly demanded structure of multilateral interaction, «says Putin's greeting, the text of which was read by the speaker of the Federation Council, the head of the IPA CIS Council, Valentina Matvienko. The President of the Russian Federation noted that the exchange of experience between legislators of the Commonwealth countries contributes to improving the efficiency of legal regulation at the national level and creating conditions for promoting integration processes. «In recent years, within the framework of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, much has been done to develop mutually beneficial cooperation in the economic, social and humanitarian areas, as well as in overcoming the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic,” the document says. It is important that the Assembly “continues to make a significant contribution to mobilizing collective efforts to combat terrorism, drug trafficking, cross-border crime and other threats and challenges to international security «, Putin emphasized. According to him, the systematic participation of representatives of the Assembly in election observation in the CIS space helps to fully implement the principles of fair representation, democratic and free expression of will.» I am sure that today's anniversary plenary meeting will be constructive and useful, will contribute to further building up the joint work of our parliamentarians. I sincerely wish you success and all the best,» the head of state said in the address.