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Rajnath Singh urges SCO to unite against terrorism; meets defence ministers of Russia and China
Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting at Qingdao, China, on June 26, Rajnath Singh called
upon the member countries to unite in eliminating terrorism for collective
safety and security, as according to him, the biggest challenges faced by the
region were related to peace, security and trust-deficit, with increasing
radicalisation, extremism and terrorism being the root cause of these problems.
In the audience were defence ministers of the participating nations, SCO
Secretary General, Director Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of SCO and
other delegates.
“Peace and prosperity cannot co-exist with terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the hands of non-state actors and terror groups. Dealing with these challenges requires decisive action. It is imperative that those who sponsor, nurture and utilise terrorism for their narrow and selfish ends must bear the consequences. Some countries use cross-border terrorism as an instrument
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