(Communicated by the Embassy of Israel, New Delhi)
The 8th meeting of India-Israel Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter
Terrorism was held on 20 February, 2013, in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was
headed by Mr. Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Special Secretary, Ministry of External
Affairs. The Israeli delegation was co-led by Ambassador Jeremy Issacharoff, DDG
for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Eitan Ben David,
Head of Counter Terrorism Bureau at the Prime Minister’s Office. The delegations
comprised of representatives from relevant ministries and agencies of the two
countries.
Both sides exchanged perceptions of threats emanating from terrorism and
emphasized their determination to fight the menace. They discussed terrorist
threats in regional and global arenas as well as national counter-terrorism
measures, state sponsored terrorism, prevention of transfer of weapons to
terrorists, cooperation in multilateral fora and lessons from 26/11 and 13/2.
The two sides agreed to enhance dialogue and cooperation in the area of counter
terrorism.
The 9th meeting of the JWG will be held in Jerusalem in 2014.
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