India, Russia and China today sought stepped up efforts aimed at tackling terrorism and prosecuting terrorists and their supporters. The Foreign Ministers of the three countries discussed cooperation in fighting the menace and on issues like energy security, trade and health care. A joint statement issued at the end of a two-day meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) grouping in Wuhan said there could be no justification for any act of terrorism anywhere. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Russia's Sergei Lavrov and their Chinese counterpart Yang Jeichi emphasised the need for full international cooperation in counter- terrorism efforts, particularly within the framework of the United Nations. It said this will prevent terrorist attacks and to prosecute terrorists and their supporters. The statement said in this context, the Ministers urged all UN member states to urgently conclude and adopt the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. The joint statement called for cooperation in the fields of energy, high-tech sectors, innovation and modernisation, aerospace, people-to-people and cultural exchanges besides beneficial cooperation in health care and medicine. The Ministers also looked forward to the report of the next Expert-Level Meeting on Cooperation in the field of Health care and Medicine to be convened in Russia in the first half of 2011. The three countries also awaited the recommendations of the Trilateral Expert-Level Meeting on Agricultural Cooperation to be held in New Delhi in 2011.
News On AIR | November 15, 2010 5:07 PM
RIC seeks stepped up efforts against terrorism