October 27, 2009 8:59 PM

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India, Russia, China to cooperate in fighting terrorism emanating from Pak and Afghanistan

India, Russia and China have agreed to closely cooperate in the fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan and Afghanistan.This, they maintained is essential for stability to the region. A joint commnique issued issued in Banglore after the trilateral meeting strongly condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations, saying there is no justification for any act of terrorism anywhere . The Foreign miniters of the three countries stressed the need for strict observance of sanction regime against persons and entities listed at the UN<br/><br/>Security Council under anti terror law, an apparent reference to outfits like Pakistan-based Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) which has been proscribed by the world body for its involvement in Mumbai attacks.The leaders of three countries decided to give impetus to their trilateral relations in various areas including health,agriculture and disaster mitigation besides deciding to cooperate closely on climate change and reducing the impact of global recession.The Foreign Ministers condemned the terrorist attack at Indian Embassy in Kabul on the eighth of this month and pressed for bringing the perpetrators of all such assaults to justice.<br/><br/>The External Affairs minister Mr.S M Krishna said that disaster management, cooperation in agriculture and health care and medicine also figured prominently in the talks. He annnounced the next trilateral meeting will be held in Beijing.<br/><br/>The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Sergaie said India, Russia and China need to be united in confronting terrorism and drug trafficking. He noted that all the three countries are taking interest in making joint efforts for bringing about peace and stability in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>The Chinese Minister noted that the three countries will make joint efforts for security and stability of the region.<br/><br/>He said China attaches great importance to the trilateral format which holds much promise.

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