MOSCOW. Sept 29 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Security Council is beginning to draft a new national concept strategy for the country, Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov said.
This work will proceed in compliance with a resolution issued by the Russian president some time ago, Ivanov told a news conference in the Interfax main office on Wednesday.
The last national security concept was adopted in 2000, he said. "We think that it has met most of its objectives," Ivanov said.
This concept guided the drafting on Russia's foreign policies and military doctrine, he said.
Ivanov explained the need for a new national security concept by the fact that in the 21st century "Russia faces new threats that call for an appropriate detailed analysis and response."
The new concept will be drafted "in a maximally open manner, and this process will involve civil society representatives," he said.
At the same time, Ivanov did not rule out that the Russian Security Council will hold a special session in the near future "to discuss ways to step up the country's anti-terrorism efforts."
The last version of Russia's national security concept, which was drafted in 2000, "met the goals of that year," he said.
"A large number of events, including (the attacks in the United States - Interfax) on September 11, 2001, have taken place since then, which has prompted all countries to revise their approaches and principles in the area of national security," Ivanov said.
"It is a universally accepted fact that the problem of international terrorism is being pushed to the forefront. International terrorism is a global problem, but it may have its specifics when applied to an individual country," the Russian official said.
"The approach to dealing with this worldwide problem needs to take account of Russia's specifics. We need to work to put an end to this threat," he said.
Among new threats, Ivanov mentioned the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Commenting on the principles that would govern the drafting of Russia's new national security concept, Ivanov said that "our task is to launch broad discussions involving a large number of experts and media groups to learn as many opinions as possible."