India on Wednesday asked the international community to show 'zero-tolerance' towards terrorism while emphasising that the Taliban remnants in Afghanistan should not be allowed to take control of parts of the strife-torn nation.

"Under no circumstances Taliban should be allowed to take control in any area," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told media persons at a joint press conference at the end of the third trilateral meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, China and Russia [Images] in Harbin, northeast China.

He said the meeting dwelt on the Afghanistan issue and noted that the peace process in Afghanistan should be expedited and all stakeholders should be engaged.
 
Mukherjee said they discussed and reached agreement that there should be a comprehensive mechanism to tackle the problem of terrorism.

"Terrorism is a regular agenda item in our meetings," the minister said.

He said the international community should exercise 'zero-tolerance' towards any terrorist actions.

The three Foreign Ministers reiterated their strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
 
"No act of terrorism can be compartmentalised, and there can be no justification for terrorism on any ground," Mukherjee, Yang and Lavrov said in a joint communique.

"It is imperative for the international community to come together to combat terrorism in a long-term, sustained and comprehensive manner," it said.

Collective action within the framework of the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy and under the central and coordinating role of the United Nations and its Security Council should be strengthened, the meeting said while emphasising that no "double-standard" should be followed.

The three Foreign Ministers stressed that it is imperative to finalise the draft UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism urgently.