<span style="color: #222222;">In a counter-terrorism meeting in Paris, India and France shared their assessment of the evolution of the terrorist threat on their respective territories and in their regional environment. They also emphasized the need to ensure that Afghan territory does not become a source of radicalization and terrorism and is never again used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter, recruit or train terrorists, or to plan or finance terrorist attacks in accordance with the UNSC Resolution. The meeting was held on Tuesday.<br />'' <br />'' They also exchanged views on threats posed by UN-sanctioned terrorist entities and individuals. They emphasized the need for taking concerted action against all terrorist networks including al-Qaeda and ISIS/Daesh, as well as Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and Hizb-ul Mujahideen including making sure that perpetrators of terrorist attacks are systematically and expeditiously brought to justice.<br />'' <br />'' In the 15th Meeting of their Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in Paris, the two sides also exchanged views on the proscription of terrorist individuals and entities as one of the tools to combat terrorism. Both sides shared information about their priorities and procedures for pursuing sanctions and designations against terrorist entities and individuals<br />'' <br />'' Participants in the meet were Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism) at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, and Philippe BERTOUX, Director for Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The next meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism shall be held in India in 2022.</span><br />