DUSHANBE, May 21, Asia-Plus  -- The 24th three-day session of the council of the CIS heads of security and special services opened in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan today.  

Ms. Maria Gutsalo, a spokeswoman for the CIS Executive Committee, told Asia-Plus on Wednesday that it is first meeting within the framework of the plan of main actions for implementation of the further CIS development concept, which adopted at the CIS summit in Dushanbe last year. 

According to her, the concept reflects intention of all member nations to not only preserve the Commonwealth but also actively develop and strengthen it.  

Participants of the meeting in Bishkek are sharing experiences in preparing and carrying out antiterrorism operations, as well as discussing issues related to cooperation in countering terrorism, transnational organized crime and legalization criminal incomes and so froth.  

Mainstream of activity of the council of the CIS heads of security and special services, which was established in 1997, is counteraction to international terrorism.  Besides the council members actively participate in the work of annual international meeting of heads of special services, security services and law-enforcement agencies on problems of struggle against terrorism.  From the council’s 19th session representatives of security services of Germany, Spain, Italy and France take part in its work as observers.