The FSB criticized the situation at the borders of the CIS – RIA Novosti

MINSK, May 19, -. RIA Novosti, Alexei Bookchin The situation at the external borders of the CIS dictates the need to further improve the means and methods to counter terrorist aggression in the first place, coming from an extremist group “Islamic State” ( IG is prohibited in the Russian Federation), said on Thursday the director of the Federal Security Service of Russia Alexander Bortnikov.

“it is obvious that the current difficult situation at the external borders of the Commonwealth dictates the need to further improve the means and methods to counter terrorist aggression, primarily coming from the so-called “Islamic state”, implementation of effective measures to ensure the effective suppression of the terrorist movement in all its manifestations, “- Bortnikov said at the opening of the 40th session of the Council of Heads of security bodies and Special Services of the CIS member states in Minsk on Thursday.

He said that “a modern agenda requires a search for new preventive measures, effective ways to respond to the emerging threats and challenges, building a robust CIS space protection from destructive external influence”.

“We are firmly convinced, . that the key to a successful fight against terrorism and extremism is the prevention of these crimes the security agencies and special services need to constantly work on improving counter-propaganda mechanisms and discrediting terrorist ideology in the media, including the Internet. “- head of the FSB stated

According to him According to the solution of this problem should be greater involvement of authoritative representatives of civil society, religious and youth organizations, “to continue to strengthen public awareness of the incompatibility of terrorism with the dogmas of traditional Islam, as well as the inevitability of punishment for terrorist crimes”.

Priority Bortnikov urged to give prevention “efforts to recruit our citizens into the ranks of international terrorist organizations, the establishment of recruiters and their associates, operating not only in religious institutions, but also in the virtual space, opening of underground ways and channels of resource provision of international terrorist organizations” .