India, France strongly condemn terrorism
BY PTI10 March 2018 7:30 PM IST
PTI10 March 2018 8:08 PM IST
New Delhi: India and France on Saturday expressed their strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including cross-border terrorism and terror-related incidents in France and India, while naming terror outfits based in Pakistan.
Both leaders also affirmed that terrorism cannot be justified on any grounds whatsoever it may be and it should not be associated with any religion, creed, nationality and ethnicity.
Modi and Macron agreed that more must be done by the international community to stem terrorism financing and welcomed the organisation of an International Conference on Fighting Terrorism Financing in Paris in April 2018 by the French government.
"They also called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and their financing channels.
The duo had also made a significant mention on halting cross-border movement of terrorists like Al Qaeda, Daesh/ISIS (Islamic State), Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and their affiliates as well as terrorist groups threatening peace and security in South Asia and the Sahel region.
It said that the two leaders agreed to enhance operational cooperation between the Indian and French counter-terrorism agencies and launch a new cooperation effort to prevent and fight radicalization, in particular online.
"The two leaders agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism in multilateral fora such as UN, GCTF (Global Counter-terrorism Forum), FATF (Financial Action Task Force) and G20," the statement said.
Both the leaders called upon all UN member countries to implement the UNSC Resolution 1267 and other relevant resolutions designating terrorist entities.
They also agreed to take the initiative in working together on early adoption of the India-initiated Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) in the UN.
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