(a) whether the U.S. Government has assured to launch a drive to wipe out terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the second phase; and
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(a) whether the U.S. Government has assured to launch a drive to wipe out terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the second phase; and
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANT SINGH)
(a) & (b) During Prime Minister`s meeting with U.S. President George Bush on 09 November 2001 in Washington D.C., the two leaders noted that both countries are targets of terrorism and affirmed the need for a global war against terrorism and its sponsors everywhere in the world. On 05 October 2001, the White House Spokesman said at a Press Briefing that President Bush had condemned the terrorist attack in Srinagar on 01 October and that the President had also said that `terrorism must end everywhere, and that includes in Kashmir`.