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Indian, Singaporean PMs urge cooperation against terrorism NEW DELHI, Saturday (AFP) India and Singapore called for close international cooperation to deny sanctuary to "terrorists," in a joint statement Saturday during a visit here by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Goh and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh shared an "identity of their views on the threat to open and democratic societies from terrorism and extremist violence," the statement said. "They called for effective international cooperation to combat terrorism and deny sanctuaries to terrorist outfits," it said. India accuses its rival Pakistan of supporting Islamic rebels fighting in Kashmir. Singapore is a top US ally in Southeast Asia, considered a frontline in the international "war on terrorism." Goh was the first foreign head of government to visit India since Singh took office on May 22 after an upset election victory by his left-leaning coalition. The statement said the two premiers directed officials to an "early" completion of negotiations on a bilateral economic cooperation agreement. Trade between India and Singapore had risen to five billion dollars a year from two billion a decade ago, with the growth fuelled in part by the hi-tech industry. |
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