External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday at the SCO foreign ministers meeting stressed on the need to collective effort to stop terrorism in all its forms. While addressing the opening segment of the meet, EAM said that there can be no justification for terrorism.
“We firmly believe there can be no justification for terrorism. It must be stopped in all its forms, including cross-border terror,” said EAM.
He also added that while the world was engaged in facing Covid-19 pandemic's consequences, the menace of terrorism continued unabated.
“Due to Covid-19, geo-political upheavals, world is facing multitude of challenges; these events disrupted global supply chains...Taking our eyes off terrorism would be detrimental to our security interests,” he added.
India attaches great importance to development of multifaceted cooperation in SCO and to promotion of peace, stability, he said.
He said that under the presidency of SCO, India has successfully concluded more than 100 meetings and events, including 15 ministerial level meets.
Unfolding situation in Afghanistan remains at centre of our attention and efforts should be directed towards welfare of Afghan people, said EAM.
