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India, France to root out terror

The two countries reiterated their joint determination to combat terrorism.

New Delhi: Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, after which the two countries signed 14 pacts, including one on “reciprocal logistics support between their armed forces” that will provide access for warships of either side to each other’s ports.

Meanwhile, in what is also being seen as a strong move keeping in mind the increasingly assertive role of China in the Indian Ocean Region, the two countries issued a Joint Strategic Vision of India-France Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region to serve as “a guiding beacon for such partnership” and “reiterated that this cooperation will be crucial in order to maintain the safety of international sea lanes for unimpeded commerce and communications in accordance with the international law”.

The two countries reiterated their joint determination to combat terrorism, with the joint statement referring to Pakistan-based terror organisations like the JeM and LeT apart from the Pakistan-backed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in the Kashmir Valley.

On the issue of terror, the joint statement went: “They (PM Modi and President Macron) also called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and their financing channels, and halting cross-border movement of terrorists.”

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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