Question: Members of which association are the participants of Sary-Arka-Anti Terror exercise?
(a) SCO
(b) SAARC
(c) ASEAN
(d) NATO
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states will participate in a joint anti-terrorism exercise.
- During the 34th meeting of Regional Anti-Terror Structure (RATS) Council of the SCO in Tashkent, Uzbekistan the decision to hold the joint exercise Sary-Arka-Anti terror 2019 was announced.
- The RATS is a permanent part of the SCO that serves to promote cooperation of member states against the three evils of terrorism, separatism and extremism. It is headquartered in Tashkent.
- Delegations from India, Kazakhstan, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the RATS Executive Committee attended the meeting.
- The next meeting of the Council of the RATS SCO is scheduled in Russia in September 2019.
By Siddharth