Germany on Monday said Pakistan is not doing enough to combat the menace of terrorism. Addressing a news conference ahead of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Germany this Saturday, German Ambassador Thomas Matussek described the situation in Pakistan as unstable. He said, it will be in the interest of the world community as well as Pakistan if the Pakistan security apparatus chase out al-Qaeda and other terror elements from the country. The German Ambassador said, besides bilateral issues, the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan and counter terrorism strategies will be on the agenda of Singh-Merkel summit when the Prime Minister flies to Berlin for a brief visit after attending the Indo-European Union summit in Brussels on Friday. Dr. Singh leaves for Brussels this Thursday. Mr. Matusset also made a strong pitch for India and the 27-nation European Union to evolve joint strategies to fight terrorism. He said the Free Trade Agreement between India and the European Union is still under negotiation and the ambitious pact will not be ready before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Brussels for the India-EU summit this Friday. The German Ambassador said the Free Trade talks are expected to be wrapped up sometime in next year. He expressed the hope that some compromise will be worked out by both the sides following differences in some areas.
News On AIR | December 6, 2010 7:38 PM
Pak not doing enough to combat menace of terrorism: Germany