Need for broader cooperation between UN and SCO to fully disrupt terror groups: India

India has sought broader cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to "fully disrupt" terror organisations and networks and take strong measures against those who provide sanctuary to terrorists.

India became a full member of the Beijing-based SCO in June 2017.

Strengthening regional security, economic cooperation, transit and energy linkages and deepening of cultural ties are some of the areas where cooperation between the UN and the SCO will contribute positively, India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Tanmaya Lal said.

"The fight against terrorism and drug trafficking can be an important area of broader cooperation between the United Nations and the SCO," he said said at the 2nd?? High-Level Special Event on UN and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Cooperation.

Lal said it is only through collective cooperation that the international community will be able to "fully disrupt the terror organisations and networks, identify and hold accountable, and take strong measures against those who encourage, support and finance terrorism and provide sanctuary to terrorists."