, European Union and Indian leaders agreed on Oct. 13 to boost cooperation in fighting terrorism, particularly by focusing on improving the flow of intelligence.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said exchange of information would add to wider international cooperation, such as work for a U.N. convention against terrorism.
“The recent bombings in Mumbai as well as the earlier bombings in London, Madrid and Srinagar remind us that terrorism remains the most serious threat to democratic, open and pluralistic countries,” Singh told a news conference after a summit with EU leaders in Finland.
The Indian government has accused Pakistan of involvement in the Mumbai attacks, which killed more than 180 people in July. Pakistan denies the charge.
” … At the bilateral level we have also agreed to exchange information, exchange intelligence and other related matters between EU and India,” Singh said.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said there was room for improvement in sharing information between the 25-nation bloc and India to help counter terrorism.
“We are beginning to think about how to exchange, in a much more efficient manner, intelligence,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the summit.
Asked about the role of Pakistan in efforts to combat terrorism, Solana said all countries needed to work harder.
“I think everybody has to do more, not only Pakistan, everybody has to do more. All the countries have to do more in order to lower the level of terrorism in the world,” he said.
