The message reads, in part:
“This historic event, without exaggeration, became possible thanks to the support by the majority of the world countries of the initiative put forward by Russia in 2019 to develop a universal international treaty on combating the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes. It is important that notwithstanding the complicated international situation, diplomats and representatives of law enforcement authorities of the UN member states were able to join efforts to prepare and coordinate the draft of this most important document.
The Convention is designed to resist one of the global challenges of our time – illegal actions in the digital domain. Crimes of such kind are often connected with terrorism and propaganda of extremist ideology, illegal trafficking in drugs and weapons, and pose a serious threat to the security of both individuals and entire states.
I would like to make it a point: Russia is open to the closest international cooperation in combatting cybercrime.”