NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Indianleader Narendra Modi vowed Wednesday to increase pressure on countries thatfuel terrorism.
Neither mentioned a target, but their accord came as Modi has stepped upwarnings to Pakistan following a suicide attack in Kashmir that left atleast 40 paramilitaries dead.
Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, constantly accuses Iran of involvement in militantstrikes.
Modi again slammed the “barbaric attack” last week as he said: “To tacklethis menace effectively, we agreed that there is a need to increase allpossible pressure on countries supporting terrorism in any way.
“It is extremely important to eliminate the terror infrastructure and stopsupport to terrorists and their supporters.”
Prince Mohammed, who arrived in Delhi from a two-day visit to Pakistan asthe cross-frontier tensions heightened, had offered to help the neighboursend the showdown over the bombing.
“Terrorism and extremism is a common concern for India and Saudi Arabia,”the crown prince said after talks with Modi.
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“I want to state that we are ready to cooperate with India, includingthrough intelligence sharing,” he added.
The crown prince, on his first major tour since the storm over the murderof journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October, signed joint accords with Modi onindustry and culture, but announced no major deals.
In Pakistan, the Saudi prince announced $20 billion of investment for theMuslim country.
Prince Mohammed was expected to go on to China later Wednesday. – APP/AFP
