The Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries on Friday (June 6, 2025) “unequivocally condemned” the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and conveyed their “firm commitment” to fight terrorism.
The common position against terrorism was arrived at during the India-Central Asia Dialogue that was chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. He acknowledged the solidarity that the Central Asian countries had extended to India after the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22. He also called upon the region to work for “greater financial connectivity” with India.
“They reaffirmed their firm commitment to fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and reiterated that providing safe haven, using terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, terror financing, arms and drugs trafficking, dissemination of a radical ideology and abuse of cyber space to spread disinformation and incite violence goes against the basic principles of humanity and international relations,” the participating Foreign Ministers said in a joint statement that was issued at the end of the meeting.
The participating countries also stressed that “perpetrators, organisers,financiers and sponsors of terrorist acts must be held accountable and brought to justice”.
