France for intelligence coop with India to combat terror

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) As terrorism spreads its wings
across the globe and threatens stability in Asia, France has
favoured a combination of actions to fight the "horrible
scourge" and emphasised on close cooperation between its
intelligence agencies and their Indian counterparts.

"We all are concerned with international terrorism. We
all believe that it is a horrible scourge that nothing can
justify. But a fact is that the threats can be addressed only
by combination of actions," French Ambassador to India Jerome
Bonnafont told PTI here.
Bonnafont pointed out that France shares with India a
strategic partnership that involves cooperation between the
two countries in every field possible.
"Besides, we have a very intense cooperation for the
fight against terrorism -- the exchange of intelligence,
exchange of manpower and exchange of technologies".
The French diplomat said combination of actions requires
sharing of political knowledge and intelligence to have
maximum access to information about preparation of terrorist
attacks.
It also calls for sharing the technologies for preemptive
action and so, the interconnection between services of the two
nations is one of the key elements for fighting terror
together, he said. MORE PTI RRD
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