SOCHI – Secretaries of Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Russiaand Pakistan reached agreement on Thursday to hold joint securityconference with participation of other countries of the region anddetermined its mechanism.

Vice-Admiral Ali Shamkhani from Iran, Nikolai Patrushev from Russia andPakistan’s National Security Advisor Nasir Khan Janjua in their meetingexpressed concern over destabilizing moves of the US in the region andunderlined necessity for all-out cooperation of effective Asian states toconfront such process.

The three top security officials agreed to continue their consultations andhold talks with other countries of the region and invite them to attendmultilateral security meeting.

At the 9th Security Conference of senior officials from five worldcontinents , which kicked off on Wednesday its 2-day meeting in the city ofSochi, Russia, heads of Intelligence organizations, secretaries of nationalsecurity councils, ministers and aides of presidents and representativesfrom 110 countries participated.

In the first day of the conference, discussions were around issues dubbedas; ‘international crises from confrontation to dialogue’ and ‘evolution oftactics and strategies of international terrorist organizations’.

On the second day of conference two issues of ‘international informationsecurity; world responses to global challenges’ and ‘production and spreadof narcotics, threats to peace and international stability’ were on theagenda.

Supreme National Security Council Secretary Vice-Admiral Ali Shamkhanirepresenting Iran in this conference delivered a speech in the first dayand held bilateral and trilateral meetings with other security topofficials.