SAARC Interior Ministers Discuss Anti-terror Measures and Police Cooperation

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Islamabad, June 26, 2010, SPA -- Interior Ministers from SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation) nations Saturday discussed ways to strengthen police cooperation and other means to combat terrorism that has afflicted the region. The SAARC Interior Ministers' conference also discussed proposals like maritime security and anti-piracy operations under the SAARC charter. The maritime security proposal has been mooted by Sri Lanka and Maldives. The conference also discussed issues related to SAARC visas in the backdrop of proposals for expanding this category of travel documents, according to a report of the Press Trust of India. The conference also discussed ways to strengthen the Colombo-based SAARC Terror Offences Monitoring Desk and Drug Offences Monitoring Desk, which are the nodal agencies for fight against these scourge. The meeting was also attended by Interior Ministers of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. --SPA 11:55 LOCAL TIME 08:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/796152

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