Sergei Shoigu thanked the National Centre RUSSIA for its contribution to organising the international security meeting

At the opening ceremony of the XIII International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu thanked the National Centre RUSSIA for its contribution to organising the event. He noted that the conference was being held in Moscow for the first time.

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Moscow authorities, the National Centre RUSSIA, and all those who contributed to the preparation and organisation of the meeting. Present in this hall today are 126 delegations from 104 countries, led by secretaries of Security Councils, assistants and advisers to heads of state on national security matters, ministers and heads of special services, as well as 13 secretaries-general and representatives of the leadership of international organisations. I would also like to extend a special welcome to our traditional participants, as well as to all those taking part in the conference for the first time," said Sergei Shoigu.

The three-day meeting is taking place at the National Centre RUSSIA from May 27 to May 29. It is attended by delegations representing BRICS, the SCO, ASEAN, the CIS, the League of Arab States, the African Union, the CSTO, and other international organisations. The main topic of the second day of the meeting was the development of a new architecture of equal and indivisible security.