Russia is currently in talks with Argentina and Brazil on their joining the International Counter-Terrorist Database, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department on New Challenges and Threats, Dmitry Feoktistov, told reporters.
“A number of concrete countries here in the region express interest in joining this database, particularly Argentina and Brazil,” Feoktistov said on Thursday. “We are discussing concrete modalities of their joining the database that consists of a huge amount of information about terrorists.”
Feoktistov also said that Russia and Argentina are discussing preparation of a draft agreement in the area of combatting terrorism, which could be signed during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Argentina for the G20 Summit at the end of the year if the sides work fast and effectively.