Kathmandu: Seeking to address India`s
concerns with regard to fake currency being smuggled from
here, Nepal today promised not to allow its territory to be
used for any anti-India activity as the two countries
discussed ways to step up cooperation in security and other
issues.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna held delegation-
level talks with Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister Sujata Koirala here on a wide range of subjects that
also covered developmental assistance and projects to be
undertaken by India.
The two sides discussed border security and crimes like
smuggling of fake currency, arms, humans and drugs and ways to
combat them through cooperation.
"We talked how to solve these problems," Koirala told
reporters after the talks while asserting that Nepal would not
allow its soil to be used for any anti-India activity.
Earlier this month, Nepal police, acting on CBI`s
request, had arrested four people, including two Pakistani
nationals and the son of an influential politician here, in
connections with a fake Indian currency and drugs racket
having links to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
Police had also seized 3.7 kg brown sugar and fake Indian
currency notes in denominations of 5,00 and 1,000 with a face
value of over Rs 25.44 lakh from the Pakistani nationals.
India has been voicing concerns about ISI using Nepalese
territory for carrying out anti-India activities.
PTI
