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U.S. working with India to bolster counter-terrorism cooperation: envoy

Xinhua, August 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma has reportedly said that Washington was closely working with New Delhi to strengthen bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation.

"Both countries are also working on efforts to improve cooperation on UN terrorist designations and expand the sharing of information on known or suspected terrorists no matter where they may be located," the U.S. envoy was quoted by the media as saying Monday.

He added: "Our counter-terrorism cooperation can become a model for the region and potentially for the world, and it is another factor that makes me genuinely optimistic about our future defense and security partnership together."

Ambassador Verma, who was at the Defense Services Staff College in Wellington Cantonment in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to address students on Emerging Indo-U.S. Strategic Ties, said that the leaders of both India and America are for eliminating terror safe havens.

"President Obama and Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi have also called for eliminating terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and their financing, and stopping their cross-border movement," he said. Endi