A special meeting of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorist Committee started in Almaty on Wednesday evening. This international organ includes 15 constant members of UN Security Council. The main task of the committee is to work out coordinated line and realization of wide spectrum of political, economical and military measures on counteraction to the international terrorism. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan greeted the participants of the Counter-Terrorist Committee. The committee was created after the 9-11 events. The committee analyzes the current situation in the world on the basis of reports submitted by UN member-states. The final goal is to strengthen the interaction of these states in the fight against terrorism. The committee's Almaty meeting is the 4th since its foundation. The first two meetings were in the USA, while the third one took place last year in Austria. At present, Russia is presiding over the committee. More than 50 organizations and more than 50 countries are taking part in the meeting.
