MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. The potential for conflict worldwide is growing, and the threat of interference in the domestic affairs of sovereign nations is increasing, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said at the 14th annual meeting of the top security officials of the CIS member states.

"Of course, the growing role of countries in the Global South and East on the international stage is met with fierce resistance from the West, which has no need for a polycentric and just world order based on respect for the rights and interests of all participants in interstate dialogue," Shoigu emphasized.

"As for contemporary challenges and threats, unfortunately, we must acknowledge that the potential for conflict is growing, and risks are escalating in areas such as the fight against terrorism, extremism, organized crime, the illicit trafficking and proliferation of drugs and weapons, the development of information and communication technologies, and new threats of interference in the internal affairs of independent states," the top security official noted.