The two-day event organized by the Russian Defense Ministry brings together over 500 participants, including military officials and experts.
The heads and senior officials from several international organizations will take part in the conference as well, including those from the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The discussion at the conference will be focused on the anti-terrorism fight. Such topics as security in the Asian-Pacific region, situation in Europe, global security challenges and military cooperation are also due to be touched upon.
