'Terrorism Persistent Threat, World Must Not Show Tolerance': Jaishankar At G20 Meet

New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that terrorism remains a 'persistent threat' to the society adding that the world must not show any tolerance or accommodation to terrorists

activities.Speaking at the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA session, EAM S Jaishankar said, "A persistent threat to development is that perennial disruptor of peace, terrorism. It is imperative that the world display neither tolerance nor accommodation to terrorist activities.""Given the extensive networking among terrorists, those who act against them on any front actually render a larger service to the international community as a whole. As we confront conflict, economic pressures, and terrorism, the limitations of multilateralism and the United Nations in particular are visible. The need for reforming multilateralism has never been greater." EAM said.

Adding further, the External Affairs Minister brought to the notice that the international situation is today both politically and economically volatile. "We, as members of G20, have a particular responsibility to strengthen its stability and give it a more positive direction that is best done by undertaking dialogue and diplomacy, by firmly combating terrorism, and by appreciating the need for stronger energy and economic security."

In another statement, Jaishankar said that the focus today is on the correlation between international peace and global development.

Continuing his argument, EAM said, "In recent times, that is well established, as both deteriorated in parallel. The costs, especially to the Global South, in terms of energy, food, and fertiliser security, were starkly demonstrated by ongoing conflicts, particularly in Ukraine and Gaza.""Apart from jeopardising supplies and logistics, access and cost themselves became pressure points on nations. Double standards are clearly in evidence. Peace can certainly enable development, but by threatening development, we cannot facilitate peace."

Jaishankar Highlights Global Challenges On Energy Needs

Addressing on the energy challenges the world is facing, Jaishankar said, "Making energy and other essentials more uncertain in an economically fragile situation helps no one. The way out is to move the needle towards dialogue and diplomacy, not in the opposite direction towards further complications."Speaking on peace and global development, he said ongoing conflicts, particularly in Ukraine and Gaza, have starkly demonstrated the costs, especially to the Global South, in terms of energy, food and fertiliser security."Apart from jeopardising supplies and logistics, access and cost themselves became pressure points on nations. Double standards are clearly in evidence," he said.Jaishankar further stressed that while peace enables development, threatening development cannot facilitate peace.With inputs from ANI