Iran university of medical sciences, University in Tehran, Iran

"We consistently speak to India and work closely together with India on issues related to counterterrorism; it's, again, I think one of the key areas in which our relationship has deepened," the official said on Thursday during a background briefing on the second edition of the India-US 2+2 Strategic Dialogue in Washington.India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar participated in the high-level meeting on Wednesday with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.Citing the "pretty clear language" in the 2+2 joint statement, the official underlined the key role that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which combats terrorism funding, plays "with regard to Pakistan."The joint statement also calls out the terrorist role of "al-Qaeda, ISIS/Daesh, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Haqqani Network, Hizb-ul Mujahideen, TTP and D-Company" and asks Pakistan to "take immediate, sustained and irreversible action to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorism against other countries in any manner, and to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of cross-border terrorist attacks, including 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot.""We also welcome the fact that India has passed legislation that allows for designations of individuals (as sanctionable terrorists), and India for its part welcomed and appreciated US support in the UN's designation of Masood Azhara, the official said.Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which carried out a suicide bombing in February killing 40 members of the security forces in Kashmir.Calling the 2+2 meetings format "a special one reserved for our closest partners" the official characterised India-US relationship as one of "crucial importance to the United States, the Indo-Pacific region, and the world."The US is headlining "regional cooperation, defense cooperation, and people-to-people ties" as the three pillars of the advances made during the 2+2 dialogue - the frist in New Delhi last year.Asked if the US would issue sanctions against India if it gets the Russian-made Triumf S-400 anti-missile defense system, the official said that decision would be made when the US "deems that a significant transaction has taken place."Last month India paid an advance of $800 million for the system estimated to cost about $5 billion."It's an issue on which we continue to have high-level conversation with the Ind and, again, we continue to deliver a message that I think is consistent and clear," the official said."Our encouragement to India is that it should refrain from procuring the S-400 system," the official added.The official said that the two countries continued to have regular high-level discussions on Iran. "We're eager for India and other countries really to join us in this maximum pressure campaign and in trying to constrain and constrict Iran's nefarious and malign behaviour in the world."However, when asked about India's Chabahar project in Iran near the Afghan border, the official said, "We decided to adopt a narrow exemption of sanctions related to Iran to promote Afghanistan's development.""That decision was made in the context of being able to support Afghanistan's reconstruction and development, to be able to allow for humanitarian and other supplies to reach Afghanistan more efficiently, and to allow Afghanistan to be able to export products and ultimately integrate with the regional and global economy," the official added.The official also reiterated US support for India getting a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and a membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group that controls nuclear exports.( With inputs from IANS )

Iran University Of Medical SciencesFOLLOW

Iran university of medical sciences, Latest News

Accusing Russia, Syria and Iran of increased violence in Idlib province, US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed Turkey is working hard to stop the "carnage". ...

Expressing concern over the "grave threat" posed by terrorism, India and Iran on Monday called for condemnation of all the support to terrorism including the state aid and abetment. ...

Strongly raising their shared concern about the grave threat of terrorism, Iran and India in a bilateral meeting on Monday jointly called for an immediate end to all support to terror sanctuaries. ...

The fog enveloping the picturesque mausoleum of Tansen in the background, and some fine Indian and international music from Greece, Israel, the US, Iran and Belgium spellbinding an audience cutting across class lines. ...

A senior Iranian official has warned that the country would take the fifth step of scaling back its commitments under a landmark nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015 if the European signatories did not take practical measures to s ...

India and Iran on Sunday chaired the 19th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) here and agreed to accelerate work on the Chabahar project while reviewing the entire gamut of bilateral relations. ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a two-day visit to Iran from December 22 for the 19th Joint Commission meeting, which will be co-chaired along with his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) sai ...

The India-US relationship on counterterrorism, "especially cross border terror emanating from the territory under Pakistan's control" has deepened, according to a senior US State Department official. ...