AMRITSAR: The visiting British parliamentary undersecretary of state Mark Lemmox Boyd Friday said both India and Britain will in few weeks’ time sign a confiscation treaty to check terrorism.

Talking to a group of news persons during his visit to the Golden Temple early Friday, the British envoy said both extradition treaty and the confiscation agreement were being seriously discussed by the two governments,

The confiscation agreement can be applied in certain cases where there has been a terrorist conviction, he added.

The minister was accompanied by the British high commissioner in India, Nicholas Fenn and two officials of the British Embassy. The Punjab minister of rural development and Panchayats, Umrao Singh was also present.

The British high commissioner said that solidarity in the defence of democracy against terrorism was one of the many things which both Indian and the British governments were trying to evolve.

“Talking about measures taken by the British government to check pumping of money to militants in India, Boyd said if the major government had any evidence such kind of activity, it will be curbed. He however said in a tee society it was not possible to take action on mere suspicion

Referring to the alleged Human Right Violations in Punjab, Boyd said that he had not made: any assessment 50 far.

He said they had come to Punjab at the request of the government of India to learn about the future of Punjab particularly after the elections were held.

Boyd, who later left for Chandigarh, said he would be meeting representatives of Akalis. He had no meeting with any such leader in Amritsar, he added,

Nambiars appointment as commander announced UNITED NATIONS: The appointment of Lt, Gen .Satish Nambiar as commander of the United Nations protection force for Yugoslavia was officially announced Thursday.

Nambia, who’s having top level discussions on various aspects of the peace-keeping mission at the UN headquarters here, is leaving for Yugoslavia on Saturday as head of a small task force to finalize arrangements.

Article extracted from this publication >> March 20, 1992