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UAE backs India’s UN move to choke terror fund
The CCIT, proposed by India in 1996, aims at banning terrorists and making it binding on countries to deny funds and havens to them
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during a meeting with the Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE, H H Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, at Za’abeel Palace, Dubai. (Source: PTI Photo)
Less than a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, UAE has come out in support of early finalisation of the Indian-proposed Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) treaty at the United Nations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The CCIT, proposed by India in 1996, aims at banning terrorists and making it binding on countries to deny funds and havens to them.
UAE has assured it will find “ways and means” to encourage other countries to reach a consensus, MEA secretary (east), Anil Wadhwa, said Thursday following a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and visiting UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
UAE’s support to India on CCIT is significant given that the proposal has been opposed by many OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries, including Pakistan, who do not agree with the definition of terror and terrorists. The two sides also discussed the threat of Islamic State and stressed CCIT would be an important instrument to choke its finances and other sustainability modules.
“India and UAE have emerged as strong voices against terrorism. The rejection of extremism and any link between religion and terrorism articulated by the two sides in the joint statement issued during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to UAE has found resonance across the international community. “Our two countries have rightly denounced and opposed terrorism in all forms and manifestations and called all states to reject and abandon the use of terrorism against other countries,” Swaraj said at the meeting with the UAE foreign minister. New Delhi also pushed for extradition of fugitives from UAE.
Asked if any list was given for extradition, Wadhwa said no specific name was discussed. The two sides discussed subjects under seven sub-committees in areas such as trade and commerce, and defence. Both sides agreed to increase bilateral trade by 60 per cent over the next five years and encourage institutional investors in UAE to raise their investments in India, including through the establishment of UAE-India Infrastructure Investment Fund, with the aim of reaching a target of $75 billion. Five MoUs were inked for cooperation in areas including higher education.
An India-UAE Joint Business Council was also inaugurated by the two ministers. The visiting UAE minister also called on the PM and held a series of meetings, including those with ministers of defence and railways. Wadhwa said Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would visit UAE in the first week of October. -
See more at: UAE backs India’s UN move to choke terror fund | The Indian Express
The CCIT, proposed by India in 1996, aims at banning terrorists and making it binding on countries to deny funds and havens to them
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during a meeting with the Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE, H H Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, at Za’abeel Palace, Dubai. (Source: PTI Photo)
Less than a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, UAE has come out in support of early finalisation of the Indian-proposed Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) treaty at the United Nations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The CCIT, proposed by India in 1996, aims at banning terrorists and making it binding on countries to deny funds and havens to them.
UAE has assured it will find “ways and means” to encourage other countries to reach a consensus, MEA secretary (east), Anil Wadhwa, said Thursday following a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and visiting UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
UAE’s support to India on CCIT is significant given that the proposal has been opposed by many OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries, including Pakistan, who do not agree with the definition of terror and terrorists. The two sides also discussed the threat of Islamic State and stressed CCIT would be an important instrument to choke its finances and other sustainability modules.
“India and UAE have emerged as strong voices against terrorism. The rejection of extremism and any link between religion and terrorism articulated by the two sides in the joint statement issued during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to UAE has found resonance across the international community. “Our two countries have rightly denounced and opposed terrorism in all forms and manifestations and called all states to reject and abandon the use of terrorism against other countries,” Swaraj said at the meeting with the UAE foreign minister. New Delhi also pushed for extradition of fugitives from UAE.
Asked if any list was given for extradition, Wadhwa said no specific name was discussed. The two sides discussed subjects under seven sub-committees in areas such as trade and commerce, and defence. Both sides agreed to increase bilateral trade by 60 per cent over the next five years and encourage institutional investors in UAE to raise their investments in India, including through the establishment of UAE-India Infrastructure Investment Fund, with the aim of reaching a target of $75 billion. Five MoUs were inked for cooperation in areas including higher education.
An India-UAE Joint Business Council was also inaugurated by the two ministers. The visiting UAE minister also called on the PM and held a series of meetings, including those with ministers of defence and railways. Wadhwa said Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would visit UAE in the first week of October. -
See more at: UAE backs India’s UN move to choke terror fund | The Indian Express
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