"Afghan Territory Must Not Be Used For Terror": India, France After Talks
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India and France condemned terrorism in all its forms including cross-border terrorist activities.
India and France have underlined the need to ensure that Afghan territory does not become a source of terrorism and called for concerted action against all terror groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen.
At a meeting of the India-France joint working group on counter-terrorism in Paris, the two sides condemned terrorism in all its forms including cross-border terrorist activities and vowed to stand together in the fight against the menace, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The two countries recalled their willingness to coordinate actively in view of the preparation of the third edition of the 'No Money for Terror' international conference to be organised by India.
In the meeting on Tuesday, they also exchanged views on proscription of terrorists and entities as one of the tools to combat terrorism and shared information about priorities and procedures for pursuing sanctions and designations against terrorist entities and individuals, the MEA said in a statement.
