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COPYRIGHT 2004 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd
K R Sudhaman
Bangkok, Jul 31 (PTI) Concerned over continuing threat from international terrorism and transnational crimes, India and six other Asian countries on Saturday decided to set up a Joint Working Group on counter terrorism, a decision described by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as an "important step" to combat the menace.
At the first summit of BIMSTEC, leaders of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal, representing 1.3 billion people, also agreed on a slew of measures, including timely completion of the Free Trade Area negotiations to boost economic cooperation.
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