The discussions were held during the 16th meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in Delhi with the Indian side led by MEA Joint Secretary (CT) K.D. Dewal and the French delegation headed by Ambassador Olivier Caron, the Special Envoy for Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime.
"Anti-India separatist activities, and countering terror financing, organised crime and narco-terror networks also featured in the discussions. The Indian side presented its viewpoints on NMFT and FATF, which led to an exchange of respective positions by the two sides," said a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
"Both sides exchanged views on the terrorist threats in their respective regions, including state-sponsored, cross-border terrorism in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, besides the terror activities in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region," it added.
India and France, it said, also emphasised the importance of strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation through the exchange of information, capacity building, training programmes and exercises, and cooperation at the multilateral fora, such as the UN, FATF, and NMFT.
