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information on
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure
(RATS) is permanent body of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization, located in Tashkent, capital of
Uzbekistan. Its main objectives and functions are:
1. Maintaining working contacts with main administrative
body of SCO member-states and strengthening coordination
with international organizations on matters of struggle
against terrorism, separatism and extremism;
2. Participation in preparing drafts of international
legal documents on matters of struggle against
terrorism, separatism and extremism, taking measures to
establish together with the UN Security Council and its
antiterrorist committee, international and regional
organizations, the mechanism of effective regulation of
global challenges and threats;
3. Gathering and analyzing information, provided by
member-states, on matters of struggle against terrorism,
separatism and extremism, creating data bank of
antiterrorist structure, presenting considerations on
building up cooperation by the Organization in struggle
against “three evils”.
4. Preparing and holding scientific-research
conferences, exchanging experience on matters of
struggle against terrorism, separatism and extremism;
Head of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure is elected for
the period of three years by the Council of Heads of SCO
member-states from among citizens of member-states
recommended by the Council.
Expenses of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure are
covered by budget funds of the Organization.
Each SCO member-state assigns a permanent representative
to the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
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