By NNN-APP,
New Delhi : Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal said here that terrorists would like nothing better than sowing discord between countries.
Talking briefly to reporters after talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday, he said terrorism is a cancer which needed to be cut out.
He said Saudi Arabia had suggested to the UN to constitute a special body under which all countries could come together to fight terrorism.
The Saudi foreign minister hoped that a carnage like Mumbai would not happen in future.
Saud Al-Faisal, who arrived here in the morning on a brief visit held talks with his Indian counterpart.
Mukherjee said it was agreed that global terrorism has to be dealt with by joint action among all countries. Actions should be taken without delay and in a transparent manner, he said.
Terrorism was not an issue between India and Pakistan but a global menace, he said.
Mukherjee had telephonic conversation with the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi Thursday night and discussed the regional situation.
A press release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on Saudi foreign minister’s visit said he called on the Vice‑President and met Minister of State E. Ahmed and National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan, besides having an in-depth exchange of views with Mukherjee.
Mukherjee communicated the sense of outrage among the people of India at the “audacious and meticulously planned attack mounted by elements in Pakistan,” according to the press release.
He expected Pakistan to take immediate steps to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism, it said.
It was agreed between both sides that terrorism was a global challenge and had to be dealt with jointly by all nations. The two also agreed that whatever action had to be taken to control terrorism should be taken without delay and in a transparent manner. This was not an issue between India and Pakistan but a global issue.
Both sides reviewed and expressed satisfaction at the rapidly expanding bilateral ties.
It was noted that two-way trade had crossed $16 billion in 2006-2007 and both reiterated their resolve to maintain the momentum in deepening engagement in various sectors including trade, commerce, investments, IT, human resource development, energy and petrochemicals, the press release said.