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India, Poland sign extradition treaty
New Delhi, Feb17: India and Poland today signed an extradition treaty, agreed to cooperate in jointly combating international terrorism and organised crime and inked an important five-year defence accord.
The defence agreement provides a broad framework of
cooperation in training of military personnel and supply and
modernisation of armament.
The agreement on cooperation in combating international
terrorism and organised crime provides for exchange of
information on activities of persons indulging in such
activities, especially those engaged in the illegal
trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic substances and
illicit trade in arms, counterfeiting and forgeries, money
laundering and offences relating to funding of international
terrorism.
After wide-ranging discussions with the Polish leader,
Vajpayee termed Poland as a "reliable partner" and said there
was tremendous potential for further expansion of bilateral
trade.
At a brief joint press interaction, he said India looked
forward to a qualitatively new dimension to its friendly ties
with Poland.
Bureau Report