India, Nepal pledge to fight terrorism

NEW DELHI, MAY 10. India and Nepal expressed their determination to fight the scourge of terrorism and decided not to allow their respective territories to be used for activities prejudicial to each others' security, a foreign office spokesman said today.

These were agreed to during talks the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh had with his Nepalese counterpart Mr. Chakra Prasad Bastola.

The two sides decided to expedite the issue of demarcation of the Indo-Nepal border in accordance with the schedule worked out by the joint working group. The alignment of the border in the western sector including the Kalapani area would also be looked into.

Mr. Bastola met the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Defence Minister, Mr. George Fernandes, the HRD Minister, Dr. M.M. Joshi, and the Water Resources Minister, Mr. C.P. Thakur and the Congress(I) president, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, during his stay.

Mr. Jaswant Singh and Mr. Bastola agreed that the existing mechanism for dialogue and interaction should be utilised to a greater degree for quicker implementation of projects in Nepal.

The Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, Mr. Brajesh Mishra, would be meeting the Nepalese Cabinet Secretary in the next few weeks as part of the high-level task force.

- PTI

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