At least 84 people were killed in a deadly truck attack in France. The Vice President noted that the ASEM today marks two decades of multilateralism between Asia and Europe. India on Friday pressed the international community to work together to erase the scourge of terrorism by taking speedy action against the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of terrorism in the wake of a deadly truck attack in France that killed 80 people. Ansari said the "early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism under the aegis of the UN is an imperative today. The Vice President also called for collaboration to protect "our global commons such as the seas and oceans in accordance with international conventions".

Source: dna July 15, 2016 09:11 UTC