On September 30, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: WASHINGTON-- Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with UK Home Secretary Theresa May to discuss progress on a range of shared homeland security-related concerns, including counterterrorism efforts, aviation security, collaboration in law enforcement, and information sharing. During the meeting, Secretaries Johnson and May discussed their countries' implementation efforts related to UN Security Council Resolution 2178, which addresses terrorism and preventing the movement of foreign terrorist fighters through improved information sharing, interdiction and arrests, and border security measures. They also discussed joint efforts to counter violent extremism, including sharing approaches to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and intervention efforts, developing a proactive strategy to address violent extremist and, in particular, terrorist use of the internet and social media platforms, and exchanging approaches for the identification of violent extremists and engagement with communities to address these individuals and others targeted for radicalization to violence.
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