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S Asian nations for joint assault on terrorism, crime

Agencies, New Delhi
Seven South Asian nations pledged yesterday a joint assault on terrorism and transnational crime in response to regional violence and fraud.
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand agreed during a two-day meeting here to set up a series of programmes and mechanisms for more effective action, an official statement said.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will serve as a platform for cooperation to enhance ’’operational and strategic capabilities in preventing and suppressing terrorism and transnational crime".
India’s northeast, which borders other BIMSTEC nations, is wracked by myriad insurgencies in which thousands of people have been killed over tire past five decades.
A 13-point agenda was adopted
at the meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC) that concluded here yesterday.
The JWG was set up at the first BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok in July to coordinate efforts in areas such as intelligence sharing and capacity building to combat terrorism and transnational crimes.
The summit had noted that terrorist groups gather strength
from networking, talcing advantage of the porous borders to operate across countries of the region and that action by one country on its own or bilaterally was insufficient to deal with the problem.
The meeting decided to enhance information and intelligence sharing regarding terrorism and transnational crime, deny sanctuary and transit facilities to and take effective measures against individuals, groups and entities involved in or associated with terrorist activities and prevent illicit trade and traffickinginarms.
It also decided to strengthen legal frameworks for cooperation, including through extradition and mutual legal assistance arrangements, and taking appropriate steps to meet the obligations of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 and other UN resolutions on combating terrorism.
Other decisions included preventing of currency counterfeiting, fraudulent use of travel and immigration documents and illegal movement of persons, including human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, by implementing effective border controls and other measures.
Ilie meeting also decided to set up several sub-groups to deal with various subjects.