India-France issued a joint statement on terrorism today.
Here is the full text:
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Francois Hollande strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attacks that have struck many parts of the world recently and expressed their shared anguish and outrage at the loss of innocent lives in Paris, Bamako, Beirut, Tunis, San Bernardino, N'Djamena and the Lake Chad Basin Region, Kabul, Gurdaspur, Istanbul, Pathankot, Jalalabad, Jakarta, Ouagadougou and Charsadda. Noting that such terror attacks were an attack on the whole of humanity and foundational human values, they reiterated their unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and reaffirmed their determination to jointly combat this scourge.
3. Deeply concerned about the growing threat of terrorism to global peace and security, Prime Minister Modi and President Hollande called for greater unity, stronger international partnership and concerted action by the international community. Considering the urgent need to establish a comprehensive international legal framework to address the growing global menace of terrorism, they called for early conclusion of negotiations and adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in the United Nations. When adopted, the Convention would constitute an ideal platform for a global alliance of nations against terrorism.
4. Both leaders urged the international community to make concerted efforts to strictly comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions 1267, 1988, 1989, 2253 and other relevant resolutions designating terrorists and terrorist groups or condemning terrorist acts. They resolved to deepen cooperation on UN terrorist designations and work towards increasing the effectiveness of the UNSCR 2253 sanctions regime. They also resolved to work together to drive forward international efforts in forums like the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF).
6. Recognising the urgent need to disrupt terrorist networks and financing channels, eliminate terrorist safe havens, training infrastructure and cross-border movement of terrorists, Prime Minister Modi and President Hollande underlined the need for all countries to effectively deal with terrorism emanating from their territory or territories under their control. They called for actions to be taken, consistent with international law, against all entities, including States, that sponsor, provide support, active or passive, to terrorist groups or harbour them.
8. Stressing that terrorism cannot be justified under any circumstance, regardless of its motivation, wherever and by whomsoever it is committed, both leaders asked for decisive actions to be taken against Lashkar-e-Tayibba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Haqqani Network and other terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda. Condemning the recent terror attacks in Pathankot and Gurdaspur in India, the two countries reiterated their call for Pakistan to bring to justice their perpetrators and the perpetrators of the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which also caused the demise of two French citizens, and to ensure that such attacks do not recur in the future. President Hollande commended India for its stabilizing role in South Asia, in particular in Afghanistan, and its recent initiative to launch a comprehensive dialogue with Pakistan.
10. Reaffirming that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilisation or ethnic group, India and France agreed to coordinate efforts to better understand radicalization processes, and counter the misuse of religion by groups and countries for inciting hatred, perpetrating and justifying terrorism or pursuing political aims. They agreed to facilitate regular exchanges of civil society to promote the values of peace, tolerance, inclusiveness and welfare. They reaffirmed their shared conviction and confidence that the values of humanism will prevail in countering the malicious propaganda of hatred and intolerance espoused by the divisive forces of extremism and terrorism.
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