The Obama Administration has said that terrorist attack like 26/11 cannot be tolerated and Pakistan needs to redouble its efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
“It continues to be our view, that these attacks cannot be tolerated. There cannot be impunity. And it remains our view that Pakistan has to redouble its efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the Mumbai attacks,” State Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters at his daily news conference.
Crowley said the US President during his trip had made clear that India itself has an abiding interest in a stable and peaceful Pakistan.
“The President reinforced our view that Pakistan has recognized the danger to itself of extremist elements within its border. The President did say that while Pakistan is making progress, more needs to be done,” he said.
“We cooperate with Pakistan and India on counter- terrorism co-operation. But ultimately, the solution here, first and foremost, rests within Pakistan,” Crowley said in response to a question.
In a joint-statement, US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated that success in Afghanistan, and regional and global security require elimination of safe havens and infrastructure for terrorism and violent extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“Condemning terrorism in all its forms, the two sides agreed that all terrorist networks, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, must be defeated and called for Pakistan to bring to justice the perpetrators of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks,” it said.
“Building upon the Counter Terrorism Initiative signed in July 2010, the two leaders announced a new Homeland Security Dialogue between the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Homeland Security and agreed to further deepen operational co-operation, counter-terrorism technology transfers and capacity building.”
Both the leaders also emphasized the importance of close co-operation in combating terror financing and in protecting the international financial system, the joint- statement added.