PM Modi, Egyptian President Sisi call for zero tolerance towards terrorism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday called for zero tolerance towards terrorism and strongly condemned its use as a foreign policy instrument, in what is seen as an oblique reference to Pakistan's support to various terror groups.

In their wide-ranging talks, Modi and Sisi spent some time deliberating on the challenge of terrorism and pitched for concerted efforts to deal with it, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said.

"Both leaders strongly condemned the use of terrorism by countries as a foreign policy instrument and called for zero tolerance to terrorism," Kwatra said at a media briefing.

In his media statement, Modi said India and Egypt are worried about the spread of terrorism around the world.

"We are unanimous in the opinion that terrorism is the most serious security threat to humanity. Both countries also agree that concerted action is necessary to end cross-border terrorism," the prime minister said.

"And for this,