Moscow, Dec 16(ANI): India and Russia have reaffirmed that international terrorism is a threat to peace and security, a grave violation of human rights and a crime against humanity.
A joint statement, furthering the India-Russia Strategic Partnership to meet the Challenges of a Changing World, also reaffirmed the need for all countries to combine efforts to vanquish terrorism.
"They agreed that there was no justification whatsoever for any act of terrorism, and that India and Russia being pluralistic states were especially vulnerable to acts of terrorism which are attacks against the values and freedoms, enshrined in their societies," the statement said.
The two sides also strongly condemned the existence of safe havens and sanctuaries for terrorism, and reiterated that countries that aid, abet or shelter terrorists were as guilty of acts of terrorism as their actual perpetrators.
"They reaffirmed the central role of the United Nations in the combat against international terrorism and in this context called for an early adoption of the UN's draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism," the statement added.
The statement was released after Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh held talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow. (ANI)
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