03 April 2017

News Story: India, Malaysia ink seven pacts to boost partnership

NEW DELHI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- India and Malaysia signed seven agreements as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his visiting Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak here on Saturday to bolster partnership in a range of areas, including fighting terrorism.

The pacts that Indian and Malaysia inked included one on air services. Other agreements were on sports, techonlogy development in the field of palm oil and recognition of academic degrees of the two countries.

Ahead of signing of the agreements, Modi and Razak held one-to-one as well as delegation-level talks at the iconic Hyderabad House in the heart of the Indian capital on cultural, trade and strategic issues.

In a joint statement on terrorism, both Modi and Razak stressed that "there can be no justification for acts of terror on any ground whatsoever" and condemned in strongest terms the recent barbaric terror attacks in the region.

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