DHAKA, Bangladesh: Officials from seven South Asian nations ended a three-day meeting in Dhaka on Saturday by agreeing to cooperate more closely to combat terrorism in the region.
A Bangladeshi spokesman, Abdul Hameed Chowdhury, said participants at the conference on terrorism also called for concerted action to combat the threat.
Officials from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives are all ‘members of the recently launched ‘South Asian.
The conference was called by the association’s study group on terrorism, set up at a summit meeting in Dhaka last December.
Chowdhury told reporters the participants recommended legal and executive measures to deal with terrorism in South Asia, but gave no details.
Another official, however, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press the dele gates discussed greater cooperation among members’ security agencies, including sharing of expertise and intelligence on terrorism.
‘The official said discussion also focused on the need forex tradition treaties to ensure speedy handling of terrorism cases.
He said the conference also discussed possible closer cooperation between the Asian nations and international agencies like Interpol, and said participants decided to appeal to news organizations to use restraint in reporting terrorist acts.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 20, 1986
