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Publication: The Hindu
Date October 18, 2001
NEW DELHI, OCT. 17. Forty-nine U.S.
Congressmen have appreciated India's offer of help and support to the U.S.
after the September 11 attacks. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr.
Atal Behari Vajpayee, the members of the U.S. Congress said today that
they were ``deeply moved and impressed when your Government offered us
your assistance after the tragic events of September 11.''
Hailing India's anti-terrorism capabilities
as among the best in the world, they said the U.S. needed its expertise
and friendship more than ever. The letter referred to the Joint Working
Group on terrorism formed during the former U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton's
tenure and said it had laid the foundation for deeper bilateral cooperation
on the issue. ``We are strongly supportive of a full engagement between
India and American counter-terrorism experts, we cannot allow this momentum
to stall.''
Prominent among those who signed
the letter were the co-chairman of the American-India Caucus, Mr. Jim McDermott,
Mr. Frank Pallone, Mr. Ed Royce, Mr. Joe Crawley, Mr. Rush Holt, Ms. Barbara
Lee, Mr. Jerry Lewis, Ms. Hilda Solis and Ms. Nita Lowey.
