Pointing out that citizens of G20 states account for 80% of global air travel and their airlines carry 70% of all the world’s passengers, the Prime Minister urged them to develop robust and consistent global aviation security standards.
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“We stand united in strongly condemning the terrible acts of terrorism in Paris”. From regions in conflict to the streets of distant cities, terrorism extracts a deadly price.
A meeting of foreign ministers in Vienna on Saturday agreed a two-year timeline towards the election of a new government in Damascus, but key details remained unresolved, including what part Assad might play in any new settlement and a decision on which opposition groups should be shunned as terrorists. On the issue of terror finance, Mr Modi said the world should also deepen cooperation against terrorism financing, including through targeted financial sanctions and more effective counter-terrorism financing tools.
The Indian prime minister also said higher capital requirements should not become a constraint in promoting financial inclusion or functioning of the banking sector in developing countries.
“France has always said given the manner in which it was threatened, not only threatened but attacked, by Daesh [the Arabic acronym for ISIL], it is completely normal to take initiative and as an act of legitimate defense, take action”, he told reporters.
“It is a major global challenge of our times”. “We don’t have a comprehensive global strategy to combat terrorism. We share the sorrow of Russian Federation for the lost lives in the fallen aircraft in Sinai”, he said, adding that these alone are a stark reminder of the “dark force we face”.
It should also stop the flow of arms and explosives to terrorist groups, create special worldwide legal regime to disrupt terrorist activities. “We have enacted a new law to deal with undisclosed assets and income kept overseas”, Modi said in his intervention at the Session II of the summit on enhancing resilience.
He also called for involving religious leaders, thinkers and opinion makers for a social movement against extremism, particularly addressed to the youth.
“This is needed most in countries where it is most prevalent”.
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“I was surprised how determined the leaders were not to confuse refugees with terrorists”, one senior European Union official said, noting the statement had already been in the works after twin suicide bombings in October in host Turkey’s capital Ankara. “This is also required for addressing the current refugee crisis”. Today, there are an estimated 60 million people in need of protection worldwide.
