We may be a small nation, but we have made outsized contributions to international security, fighting alongside our allies against terrorism and organized crime around the globe. We did so in Afghanistan where 32 brave soldiers gave their lives, and numerous others were injured, for the cause of peace and freedom

A system, in which criminals extract wealth and assets from countries with weakinstitutions, store this capital in offshores, and then find safe haven in other countries, isboth unsustainable and unfair. Designing international rules for asset recovery could bringmore fairness to the global stage and do justice to weaker states.As an international community, we need to design, apply, and rigorously monitor systems topromote international transparency and accountability. We need to join efforts to combatmoney-laundering and investigate illicit financial flows. We need to make better use ofasset seizure tools and to work together to suppress organized crime. The magnitude of thechallenge is so extensive that we need the serious involvement of all international andnational actors. We need an effective collective response to safeguard democracy and theinternational rules-based order.

But while nuclear weapons cast large shadows, letus notlose sight of lingeringthreatsposed by illicit small arms and light weapons trafficking. We know this first handfrom the armed conflicts and organized crime activity in the Western Balkans. We willcontinue advocatingfor effective multilateral action on tackling illegal arms transfersand build-ups

Вместе с тем призываем активизировать международные усилия не только для борьбы с терроризмом и экстремизмом, но и против транснациональной организованной преступности, занимающейся незаконной деятельностью в сфере оборота наркотиков и оружия, торговли людьми, отмыванием преступных доходов, и в киберпространстве. Кыргызстан в рамках Шанхайской организации сотрудничествапрорабатывает вопрос создании Центра по противодействию международной организованной преступности в городе Бишкек