Donald Trump : Lets to fight terrorism and eliminate safe havens for terrorists

News24xx.com - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held their first one on one meeting on Monday. The two world leaders have agreed to strengthen efforts to fight terrorism and eliminate safe havens for terrorists.

"Eliminating terrorism is among the topmost priorities for us," Modi told reporters in his joint address with Trump at the White House.

The two countries also urged Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch cross-border terror strikes and to "expeditiously" bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks.

The two sides "called on Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch terror attacks on other countries."

It further called on Pakistan to "expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot attacks and other cross-border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Pakistan-based groups."

The Prime Minister said, "We talked about terrorism, extremism and radicalisation and agreed to cooperate on this. Fighting terrorism and doing away with the safe shelters, sanctuaries, and safe havens will be an important part of our cooperation."

Trump said both nations are "determined" to destroy terrorist organisations and the radical ideology that drives them.

"The security partnership between the US and India is incredibly important. Both our nations have been struck by the evils of terrorism and we are both determined to destroy terrorist organisations and the radical ideology that drives them. We will destroy radical Islamic terrorism," he said.

In the much anticipated first meeting of the two leaders, a number of bilateral, multilateral and global issues came up for discussions.