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Protecting GCC from terror groups requires int'l coordination - Kuwaiti Amb.

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Austria Sadeq Marafi
Kuwaiti Ambassador to Austria Sadeq Marafi
VIENNA, May 21 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative at International Organizations in Vienna, Sadeq Marafi said that protecting the interests of GCC countries from criminal and terrorist organizations requires regional and international coordination.
Marafi made his remarks to KUNA on the sidelines of the 28th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice being held in Vienna from May 20 to 24 2019.
He stressed the importance of the meeting in terms of topics on its agenda, as an opportunity to review the ongoing preparations for the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to be held in Kyoto, Japan, in April 2020.
He referred to a number of topics related to combating and preventing organized crime around the world, including terrorism, money laundering and other crimes that threaten countries' stability.
He added that the current session will discuss, among other things, the role and responsibility of criminal justice systems in preventing and combating crime motivated by intolerance or discrimination in all its forms, in addition to reviewing the 2030 sustainable development plan.
Member States will discuss draft resolutions addressing crime prevention and criminal justice, including preventing and countering child sexual exploitation and sexual abuse online, cybercrime and terrorism and tackling all forms of transnational organized crime especially smuggling of cultural property.
More than 100 side events and 24 exhibitions are scheduled to take place on the margins of this year's session. (end) amq.haq