Bula Devi reports from New Delhi
New Delhi Feb 14:-
India and Tanzania in the just concluded two-day meeting of the Second Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism in Dar-es-Salaam have agreed to hold the next meeting in Delhi at a mutually convenient date, according to the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday.
The Indian delegation at the February 12-13 meeting was led by KD Dewal, Joint Secretary for Counter Terrorism in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Tanzanian side was led Dr. Maduhu I. Kazi, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs of Tanzania.
The two sides reviewed emerging threats including state sponsored and cross border terrorism, and exchanged views on global movement of terrorists, use of internet, radicalisation and other related issues.
They also shared experience in countering the financing of terrorist activities, transnational organised crime, and narco-terror network.
India and Tanzania committed to information sharing, capacity building and continued bilateral and multilateral efforts to address these threats.
The Indian delegation also visited the Police Forensic Bureau (PFB) of Tanzania and discussed strengthening of capacity building measures between PFB and the Indian counterpart.
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