Quad Leaders announce establishment of ‘Quad Working Group’ on counter terrorism, explore cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners

Quad leaders have announced the establishment of ‘Quad Working Group’ through which cooperation amongst the Quad and with Indo-Pacific partners, to counter new and emerging forms of terrorism , radicalization to violent extremism.

Quad announce establishment of ‘Quad Working Group’ on Counter Terrorism

A joint statement was issued by Quad leaders in New Delhi on Friday, in which they denounced the use of terrorist proxies and committed to promoting accountability for terrorist attacks including 26/11 attack in Mumbai, “which claimed lives of citizens from all Quad countries”

The Quad Leaders have denounced the use of terrorist proxies and committed to promoting accountability for terrorist attacks including the 26/11 attack in Mumbai “which claimed lives of citizens from all Quad countries”. 

The Joint statement said,

“We announce the establishment of the Quad Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, which will explore cooperation amongst the Quad and with Indo-Pacific partners, to counter new and emerging forms of terrorism, radicalization to violence and violent extremism,”

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QUAD Members condemn terrorism and violent extremism

“We unequivocally condemn terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations. We denounce the use of terrorist proxies and emphasize the importance of denying any logistical, financial or military support to terrorist organizations which could be used to launch or plan terrorist attacks, including transnational and cross-border attacks, it said.

Further it added,

“We reiterate our condemnation of terrorist attacks, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks which claimed the lives of citizens from all Quad countries. We are committed to working together with our regional and international partners to promote accountability for the perpetrators of such terrorist attacks, including through designations by the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee,”.

The QUAD has also welcomed the focused deliberations on these themes at the Quad Counter Terrorism Policy Meeting and tabletop exercise hosted by Australia in October 2022 and said it looked forward to its first meeting in March 2023 to continue discussions on this global issue.

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