Koizumi, who arrived in Islamabad from New Delhi on a two-day visit, held two-hour-long one-to-one meeting with Musharraf during which a host of issues, including Pakistan's commitment to the India-Pak peace process, figured.
"The Security Council underlines the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice," the statement said.
Left wants India to abstain during IAEA vote on Iran
Angry India said the voices of the developing and small countries will not be stilled by status quoists.
Seres said Indo-Romanian economic relations have been on an upswing in recent years.
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque conveyed his country's position when he met External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly's session in New York on Saturday.
The move came as the United States and its European allies are believed to have faced resistance in pushing their case for referring Iran's nuclear activities to the United Nations Security Council.
Britain has passed a draft resolution asking countries to create laws that will prevent incitement of terror.
Britain has proposed that a meeting of the UNSC be convened during next month's high-level summit to discuss on punishing those who incite terrorism, with each nation's leader sitting around the council table, diplomats said.
Use of force against Tehran can exacerbate tensions: India
India will participate in a debate on reform and expansion of United Nations Security Council to be held at the world body on December 11, government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
"We are the ones who go around the world lecturing everybody about democracy. I think it's about time we apply it to ourselves and then show that there is effective representation," Annan said.\n
Both India and Chile discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest, which included bilateral matters like trade, scientific cooperation and Free Trade Agreement.
The proposal calls for two seats each for Africa and Asia, one for Latin American and Caribbean states and one for Western European and other states.
Britain has pledged its full support to India in its bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
India, together with Japan, Brazil and Germany, nicknamed the Group of Four -- is lobbying for a permanent Security Council seat, and the quartet has circulated a revised draft proposal that would expand the body from 15 to 25 members.
Ambassadors from United States, Russia, China, Britain and France met on Monday to follow up on a discussion by their foreign ministers on council reform.
Terming as "outrageous" Iran's comparison of its nuclear programme with India, the United States Friday said Tehran needs to face the "penalty" as it had crossed "so many international red lines".
Observing that Iran has made a "serious miscalculation" by paving the way for resumption of uranium enrichment, the United States has said that there was not much of an option than referring Tehran to the United Nations Security Council.
Diplomatic efforts helped avert vote on Iran: India
In the first of several straw polls, members will be given three choices - encourage, discourage and no opinion.
White House Spokesman Tony Snow evaded a question on a seat for India in the UNSC saying he was 'not aware' of any official position on the issue.
The matter was expected to be discussed in the Security Council Consultations Room under "other matters" during closed consultations Tuesday afternoon.
US committed to implementing Indo-US nuclear deal: Burns
India has staked a claim for one of the 10 non-permanent seats for the two-year term during 2011-12 in the Asia quota.
Reid's comments came after his meeting with Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Diplomats inside the meeting said, however, that only 22 of the 35 board nations voted for the United States-backed European Union motion, reflecting the divisions over the referral
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has come out strongly in favour of India's candidature for a permanent seat in an expanded United Nations Security Council, but the US appeared to be lukewarm to the idea "at this point".
He said G-4, the group comprising Germany, Japan, Brazil and India, should be credited with putting forward the UNSC reforms, including expansion of the security council, on agenda of the UN and it could not be reversed.
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