By BISHESHWAR MISHRA
Top security experts of SAARC countries have agreed to cooperate each other in tackling suicide terrorism, counter radicalisation, drugs trafficking and cyber security.The agreement came at the second meeting of the High Level Group of Eminent Experts to strengthen the SAARC Anti-Terrorism Mechanism which concluded in New Delhi Friday. The two-day meeting was chaired by Director, Intelligence Bureau, Dineshwar Sharma in which all SAARC member-countries participated.
An official release said, the member- countries shared their experiences on various related legislations to counter terrorism. All member-countries also agreed to move forward towards operationalisation of the SAARC Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk and the SAARC Drugs Offences Monitoring Desk to strengthen the combat efforts against terrorism.
The meeting also deliberated on fine-tuning the SAARC Anti-Terrorism mechanism , real time exchange of information, capacity building through training of human resources and early ratification of the relevant SAARC Conventions. The meeting endorsed the importance of regional cooperation in effectively tackling the menace of terrorism.