The two sides discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest, and reiterated their categorical rejection of all forms of interference in the internal affairs of countries. The Indian side condemned the terrorist acts against civilian installations in the Kingdom

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday joined ranks with India to urge the international community to prevent attacks on sovereignty of states and rejected any attempt to link international terror to any particular race, religion or culture.

Both without naming Pakistan or Iran sides expressed their rejection of all terrorist acts and stressed the need to prevent access to weapons including missiles and drones to commit terrorist acts against other countries.

“The two sides discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest, and reiterated their categorical rejection of all forms of interference in the internal affairs of countries, and the need for the international community to fulfil its responsibilities towards preventing any attacks on the sovereignty of States,” according to a joint statement released following PM Narendra Modi’s wide-ranging dialogue with the King and Crown Prince Md Bin Salman on the strategic partnership here on Tuesday.

The two sides agreed on the importance of bilateral engagement to promote ways to ensure the security and safety of waterways in the Indian Ocean region and the Gulf region from the threat and dangers that may affect the interests of the two countries including their national security.

The two sides stressed that the extremism and terrorism threaten all nations and societies. They rejected any attempt to link this universal phenomenon to any particular race, religion or culture. Both sides expressed their rejection of all terrorist acts and stressed the need to prevent access to weapons including missiles and drones to commit terrorist acts against other countries.

The Indian side condemned the terrorist acts against civilian installations in the Kingdom. Both sides called for closer cooperation in the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, and also agreed on strengthening cooperation in combating terrorist operations, exchange of information, capacity building and strengthening of cooperation in combating transnational crimes,within the framework of the existing bilateral security cooperation.