New Delhi: India and Egypt on Friday called upon all countries to take immediate, sustained, irreversible and verifiable actions to ensure that no territory under their control is used as a terrorist haven and to bring to justice perpetrators of terrorist attacks. Both countries condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism.
The third meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held on February 16 in New Delhi. Mahaveer Singhvi led the delegation, along with the Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs, and Mohamed Fouad Ahmed, Director, of the Counter-Terrorism Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, and consisted of senior representatives from both sides.
India and Egypt strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism. The two sides reviewed threats posed by terrorist groups globally and in their respective countries and regions. They shared their respective counter-terrorism priorities and actions undertaken to counter terrorism, violent extremism conducive to terrorism, radicalization and terror financing.
The two sides underscored the need for taking concerted actions against all the UNSC-designated terrorist entities. They called upon all countries to take immediate, sustained, irreversible and verifiable actions to ensure that no territory under their control is used as a terrorist haven and to bring to justice perpetrators of terrorist attacks. They further called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist networks, infrastructure and financing channels, and preventing the cross-border movement of terrorists.