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The Federation Council approved the ratification of the SCO Convention on Countering Extremism
The Federation Council supported the ratification of a new convention on the principles of combating extremism.
On July 23, 2019, the Federation Council approved the ratification of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Convention on Combating Extremism.
The State Duma ratified this convention on 17 July. It was signed in Astana on June 9, 2017 by Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Read more about the convention here .
Sources
- Ratification of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Convention on Combating Extremism approved // Website of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. 2019. July 23.