MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On May 30-31, Moscow hosts a conference called "Russia and China: Taking on New Quality of Bilateral Relations" devoted to the 15th anniversary of the conclusion of the bilateral Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation.
"Over 150 members of international terrorist organization were killed with the assistance of RATS in 2015, about 1,000 supporters of terrorists were detained, nearly 2,000 units of weapons and improvised explosive devices and over 150,000 units of ammunition were seized," Alimov told journalists at the conference.
At least 1,246 people were included to the list of persons, who left SCO member states in 2015 for participation in armed conflicts, the organization's cheif added.
The SCO is a political, economic and military alliance founded in 2001 by Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Belarus, Mongolia, Iran, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan hold observer status in the organization.
