India and five Central Asian countries on Thursday asserted that using proxies to finance cross-border terrorism and terrorism is against the basic principles of humanity, as they sought to achieve a “terror-free world”. called upon to fight.
This claim was made in the first India-Central Asia summit organized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi It was attended by five Presidents – Kasim-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedo of Turkmenistan and Sadir Zaparov of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Delhi Declaration issued after the summit said that both sides recognized that defense cooperation is an important pillar between India and Central Asian countries.
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The Presidents of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan expressed satisfaction at the regular bilateral military counter-terrorism exercises with India.
They also agreed to consider conducting joint counter-terrorism exercises between India and interested Central Asian countries, the declaration said.
Kazakh President Tomkayev expressed his gratitude to Modi for the continued co-deployment of Kazakh troops within the Indian battalion in the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Lebanon.
The leaders underscored the importance of regular dialogue between the Security Councils of their countries in view of the common challenges of terrorism, extremism and extremism in the region.
They expressed satisfaction at the regular meetings and security dialogues between their Security Councils, in particular, during 2021 and welcomed the outcome of the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan held on 10 November 2021.
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Modi and the leaders of the five Central Asian countries condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and reiterated that providing support, cross-border terrorism, financing of terrorism, arms and drug trafficking, spreading a radical ideology and misuse of cyber Using terrorist proxies for Instead of spreading propaganda and inciting violence, it goes against the basic principles of humanity and international relations.
The declaration said they agreed that terrorism must be combated comprehensively to achieve a “terror-free world”.
Central Asian leaders stressed the importance of further universalization of codes of conduct towards achieving a world free from terrorism, which for the first time acknowledged the interrelationship between security, counter-terrorism and development, thus progressing towards the Sustainable Development Goals. made convenient.
The leaders also called for the early adoption of the United Nations Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
They urged the international community to strengthen UN-led global counter-terrorism cooperation and fully implement relevant UNSC resolutions, the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and FATF Standards.
In this regard, the leaders noted the proposal of Tajikistan to hold an international conference in Dushanbe in October 2022 within the framework of the “Dushanbe Process on Combating the Financing of Terrorism”.