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On the issue of Afghanistan, Clinton and Krishna
reiterated their shared interest and commitment to a stable,
sovereign, democratic and pluralistic Afghanistan.
They emphasised the importance of a sustained
international commitment to Afghanistan that builds local
capacities through Afghan-led initiatives.
The two leaders expressed grave concern over the recent
incidents in the US and India which they said reminded that
terrorism and violent extremism knew no boundaries and
continued to threaten global, regional and domestic security.
Recognising the importance of continued cooperation
in efforts to defeat terrorism, they reaffirmed the critical
principle that no cause or grievance justified terrorism in
any form.
"They called for swift and credible steps to eliminate
terrorist safe havens and vowed to strengthen global
consensus and legal regimes against terrorism, including by
working together at the UN toward adoption of a Comprehensive
Convention on International Terrorism that strengthens our
efforts in combating terrorism," the statement said.
The two leaders also committed to continue working
together to achieve an early start of negotiations on a
multilateral, non-discriminatory and internationally and
effectively verifiable Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty at the
Conference on Disarmament.
"In addition to advancing global security and
stability, both recognised that the two countries had enormous
opportunities to deepen their cooperation in trade and
investment, science and technology, infrastructure
investment, environmental sustainability, climate change
mitigation, energy security, education, agriculture, food
security, healthcare and empowerment of people," the statement
said.
The two sides plan to hold the next Strategic Dialogue in
New Delhi in the first half of 2011. PTI LKJ
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