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EU co-ordinator Gilles de Kerchove says Pakistan poses a serious terrorism threat (Photo: Council of the European Union)

EU-Pakistan summit to focus on counter-terrorism

The first ever EU-Pakistan summit next month will be mainly aimed at helping the government in Islamabad fight the Islamist networks that staged the Mumbai attacks last year and also pose a threat to Europe, the bloc's counter-terrorism co-ordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, said on Monday (11 May).

The post of counter-terrorism co-ordinator was created in 2004 after the Madrid bombings and aims at ensuring that member states apply the EU strategy in this field.

"The security threat po...

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EU co-ordinator Gilles de Kerchove says Pakistan poses a serious terrorism threat (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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