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"Terrorism remains the single biggest threat to peace,
stability and to our progress. Global efforts are needed to
defend the values of pluralism, peaceful co-existence and the
rule of law," Singh said.

"We reject the idea that any religion or cause can be
used to justify violence against innocent people," he said,
adding that all the member countries of the GCC share India's
concerns relating to extremism and terrorism.
Describing India and Saudi Arabia as "strong allies"
against the scourge of extremism and terrorism that affects
global peace and security, he said, "Both King Abdullah and I
reject the notion that any cause justifies wanton violence
against innocent people."
He said India looks forward to deepening defence
cooperation with Saudi Arabia although there is no agreement
in this area between the two countries.
He allayed as "misplaced" the concerns in the Middle East
about growing Indo-Israeli defence cooperation in recent times
which many feel could be at the expense of India's traditional
support for the Arab cause.
"Our relationship with no single country is at the
expense of our relations with any other country," he said.
India's relations with the countries in West Asia gives
it the opportunity to interact in diverse ways with this very
important region, the Prime Minister underlined.
On India's support for Palestine, Singh termed it as "an
article of faith for us" and emphasised that India's
solidarity with the people of Palestine "pre-dates our
independence". (MORE) PTI AKK
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