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Must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism: Jaishankar at 18th BIMSTEC

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Jasleen Kaur -- March 29th 2022 03:44 PM -- Updated: March 29th 2022 04:02 PM
Must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism: Jaishankar at 18th BIMSTEC

Must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism: Jaishankar at 18th BIMSTEC

Colombo, March 29: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the BIMSTEC member states must collectively combat terrorism and violent extremism as he emphasised India's commitment to intensify, expand areas of cooperation, especially connectivity, energy and maritime.
"Participated at the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Colombo today. Thank FM Prof. GL Peiris for his hospitality. Emphasised our commitment to intensify and expand areas of cooperation, especially connectivity, energy and maritime cooperation," EAM Jaishankar tweeted. Must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism: Jaishankar at 18th BIMSTEC Also read | Farmers at Punjab's Lambi hold Naib Tehsildar 'hostage; lathicharged Speaking at the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Colombo, S Jaishankar said much of what grouping could achieve in our national development efforts is, of course, predicated on a peaceful, secure and stable environment. "We cannot ignore the challenges that terrorism and violent extremism, as also transnational crime and narco-trafficking or indeed new challenges such as cyber-attacks, pose to all of us," EAM said in a statement. "All of these affect our economic development efforts. We need to put in place the remaining elements of the legal architecture that will enable our law enforcement agencies to collaborate more closely and more effectively," he added. Must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism: Jaishankar at 18th BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 targets and ensuring a "good order at sea" in keeping with international maritime law, particularly UNCLOS is a priority. He said a practical way to proceed is to have discussions using existing dialogue mechanisms, even while "we put in place a plan of action in the maritime domain which is consistent with our national priorities". Also read | SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia moves SC seeking quashing of drugs case Asserting that the international system is going through a very challenging phase, perhaps one of the most difficult in recent memory, he said, "The challenges of Covid-19 pandemic have not yet fully abated. But recent developments in Ukraine have added to international disquiet," he said in the statement. Must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism: Jaishankar at 18th BIMSTEC Addressing the gathering, including fellow foreign ministers, he emphasised the acceleration of the efforts to boost intra BIMSTEC trade and economic ties. He said: "Tomorrow our leaders will adopt the BIMSTEC Charter. This is a land mark achievement in our effort to develop the institutional architecture for BIMSTEC. But we must not rest on this achievement and instead move on to 'next steps' that can be taken to further strengthen BIMSTEC. I am confident that we will identify priority institution building tasks & areas of cooperation, and task our senior officials to work with the Secretary General for their realisation." -PTC News

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