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Indian minister says Israel, India to step up security cooperation in battle against militants - The Washington Post
JERUSALEM — India’s foreign minister says his country will step up cooperation with Israel in a common battle against terrorism.
Indian Minister of External Affairs S. M. Krishna made the comments Tuesday during a visit to Israel.
Krishna says the visit is intended to “work out a strategy” with Israel to fight terror. Both countries have been targets of bloody Islamic militant attacks.
Krishna is in Israel also to work on a free trade agreement.
At a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Krishna said India has benefited from Israeli agriculture, science and technology since the countries established diplomatic ties two decades ago, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office.
(Yin Dongxun, Pool/Associated Press) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in his office in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
JERUSALEM: India has called for scaling up counter-terror and economic cooperation with Israel, which has emerged as it second largest supplier of sophisticated military weapons.
"My visit primarily would be focusing on the economic content, security, terror - these are some of the issues which are commonly faced both by Israel as well as India," external affairs minister SM Krishna said with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side.
"We will have to work out a strategy as to how we address ourselves to the scourge of international terrorism which has become the curse for the entire humanity," said Krishna.
"I think our efforts should be to checkmate and ultimately eradicate terrorists from the face of the earth," he added.
Since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, in which six Israeli nationals were also killed, counter-terror cooperation between India and Israel has intensified.
Krishna on Monday began a two-day visit to Israel, the first by an Indian foreign minister to that country in the last
11 years.
Krishna stressed that he was visiting Israel to chart out a road map for the next two decades of bilateral cooperation. "We have learned so much from Israel, particularly in the field of agriculture and science and technology innovation," he said.
"And India is naturally an ally of Israel in all these frontiers of science and I look forward to an increased economic content to our existing political relationship," Krishna said.
Netanyahu struck an upbeat note on the trajectory of India's relations with Israel which have been blossoming since the two countries established diplomatic ties two decades ago.
"India and Israel are two ancient peoples seizing the future: in technology, in innovation, in enterprise, and I think we can seize it even better by our cooperation," said Netanyahu.
"So I look forward to discuss with you all these areas of cooperation between us, including the signing in the near future of a free trade agreement to multiply our trade and to increase the cooperation economically between India and Israel," he said.
India calls for stepping up counter-terror cooperation with Israel - The Times of India
JERUSALEM — India’s foreign minister says his country will step up cooperation with Israel in a common battle against terrorism.
Indian Minister of External Affairs S. M. Krishna made the comments Tuesday during a visit to Israel.
Krishna says the visit is intended to “work out a strategy” with Israel to fight terror. Both countries have been targets of bloody Islamic militant attacks.
Krishna is in Israel also to work on a free trade agreement.
At a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Krishna said India has benefited from Israeli agriculture, science and technology since the countries established diplomatic ties two decades ago, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office.
(Yin Dongxun, Pool/Associated Press) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, meets with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in his office in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
JERUSALEM: India has called for scaling up counter-terror and economic cooperation with Israel, which has emerged as it second largest supplier of sophisticated military weapons.
"My visit primarily would be focusing on the economic content, security, terror - these are some of the issues which are commonly faced both by Israel as well as India," external affairs minister SM Krishna said with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side.
"We will have to work out a strategy as to how we address ourselves to the scourge of international terrorism which has become the curse for the entire humanity," said Krishna.
"I think our efforts should be to checkmate and ultimately eradicate terrorists from the face of the earth," he added.
Since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, in which six Israeli nationals were also killed, counter-terror cooperation between India and Israel has intensified.
Krishna on Monday began a two-day visit to Israel, the first by an Indian foreign minister to that country in the last
11 years.
Krishna stressed that he was visiting Israel to chart out a road map for the next two decades of bilateral cooperation. "We have learned so much from Israel, particularly in the field of agriculture and science and technology innovation," he said.
"And India is naturally an ally of Israel in all these frontiers of science and I look forward to an increased economic content to our existing political relationship," Krishna said.
Netanyahu struck an upbeat note on the trajectory of India's relations with Israel which have been blossoming since the two countries established diplomatic ties two decades ago.
"India and Israel are two ancient peoples seizing the future: in technology, in innovation, in enterprise, and I think we can seize it even better by our cooperation," said Netanyahu.
"So I look forward to discuss with you all these areas of cooperation between us, including the signing in the near future of a free trade agreement to multiply our trade and to increase the cooperation economically between India and Israel," he said.
India calls for stepping up counter-terror cooperation with Israel - The Times of India
