Participants from over 150 countries to attend Moscow security conference

Representatives from more than 150 nations are expected to attend the 13th international security conference in Moscow later this month, the press service of the Russian Security Council has announced.

The agenda of the annual event, which is scheduled for May 27-29 and will take place in National Center “Russia”, includes international cooperation to defend critical technology and information infrastructure.

“In particular, the formation of a new architecture of equal and indivisible security that is fairer and corresponds to today’s realities will be discussed,” the press service specified.

Combating terrorist attacks, technological sabotage, and online fraud will be key issues for discussion during the event.

Russia’s Security Council emphasized that challenges and threats in the information space will be discussed by national security advisers and intelligence agency heads as part of a dedicated roundtable featuring other experts.

“This will allow for the discussion of the most pressing issues in the field of information security in an atmosphere of international cooperation,” the press release stated.

The press office specified that invitations have been sent to the nations of the Global South and East, to the Commonwealth of Independent States, and to members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well as to more than 20 international organizations.

“Tectonic shifts in foreign policy and international economic relations create both challenges and opportunities for the countries of the Global South and East,” said the head of the Russian Security Council, Sergey Shoigu, who chairs the forum.

“Today’s security challenges and threats are global and transboundary in nature,” he added, highlighting that “no modern state can cope with them alone or on a bilateral basis.”