Indian Home Minister calls on PM, discusses regional peace

Indian Home Minister calls on PM, discusses regional peace

October 6, 2016   10:06 am

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh has called on visiting Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed with him various issues, including regional peace and fight against terrorism.


Mr Singh conveyed to Wickremesinghe that Sri Lanka and India share objectives for regional peace, security, commitment to fight terrorism and maritime safety in the Indian Ocean.


He said it is essential that India and Sri Lanka unite in isolating and targeting the source of ideological and financial support and training to terrorists in South Asia.


Mr Singh said the problem is getting worse and it is not confined to just India and Afghanistan. South Asia needs to develop a clear response to terrorist infrastructure in the region, an official statement said.


The Home Minister appreciated that Sri Lanka is in general agreement with India on the need for an UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and believes that non-existence of universally accepted definition for terrorism results in terrorist groups being permitted to operate internationally.


-PTI
-Agencies

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