March 22, 2010 8:39 PM

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India ready with the text of the Comprehensive Convention against International Terrorism

India today said it is ready with the text of the Comprehensive Convention against International Terrorism and it will press for its early adoption by the United Nations.<br/><br/>Indian envoy to the United Nations Hardeep Singh Puri said in New York that the text will appear to by and large an acceptable basis for negotiations.<br/><br/>However, there remain two outstanding issues that still needed to be resolved dealing with what kind of armed struggle, for instance a liberation movement, would not be called a terrorist act, and secondly would military forces be within the scope of the convention. He said, both the issues have been discussed and hoped for a language that will be the basis for the overall acceptance.<br/><br/>The negotiations over a comprehensive anti-terror convention have persisted for years but these efforts have largely been bogged down in technical issues.<br/>

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