India and Liechtenstein have unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terrorism, and the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, while the European nation expressed readiness to support India's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2028-29, IANS reported.
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The two sides made the commitments in a Joint Statement issued on Tuesday during the State Visit of Liechtenstein's Hereditary Prince Alois, the European nation's Acting Head of State, to India, IANS said. ANI, in its report of the same joint statement, said Liechtenstein had communicated its willingness to back India's bid for a non-permanent berth for 2028-29.
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"The two sides unequivocally condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all their forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism. They condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on 22 April 2025, expressed solidarity with the victims and their families, and stressed the importance of bringing those responsible to justice," the Joint Statement read, according to IANS.
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The two sides also underlined the importance of international cooperation in combating terrorist financing, IANS reported.
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Modi thanks Prince Alois for UNSC support
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois for Liechtenstein's readiness to support India's candidature for a non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for the term 2028-29," the statement stated, according to IANS.
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Reaffirming their support for reform of the UN Security Council to make it more representative, inclusive, transparent, efficient, effective, democratic and accountable, the two leaders agreed to work together to reform and strengthen multilateral institutions, including through initiatives such as UN80, IANS reported. Both sides also agreed that the governance of Artificial Intelligence should be grounded in international law, including human rights law, and should contribute to improving lives, empowering citizens and advancing sustainable development, it added.
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According to the joint statement details reported by IANS via HiIndia, the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), signed in March 2024 and in force since October 2025, carries the shared objective of mobilising $100 billion in investments into India over 15 years and facilitating the creation of one million direct jobs in the country by EFTA countries. The two sides identified advanced manufacturing, machinery and machine tools, precision industry, medical technology, space-related industries, clean technologies, artificial intelligence and financial services for deeper collaboration, it said.
Source: IANS via HiIndia
Sources: IANS; ANI via LatestLY; IANS via HiIndia.
