Terrorism as biggest threat to peace |
The Heart of Asia Declaration in Amritsar recognised terrorism as the biggest threat to peace and demanded immediate end to it. It called for concerted regional and international cooperation to ensure elimination of terrorism in all its forms. The declaration mentions high level of violence in Afghanistan caused by Taliban and other terrorist groups including ISIL/DAISH and its affiliates Let, JeM etc and demanded immediate end to their financing and support. The declaration noted the “acuteness and global scale” of the drug threat and said that further eradication efforts are needed as it poses a threat to the socio-economic development, security and stability of not only Afghanistan, but also in the surrounding region and the world.The Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was launched in 2011 and the participating countries include Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates. The platform was floated to encourage security, political and economic cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbours.
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