Question: The 16th meeting of the U.S.-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group was held in?
(a) New York
(b) Washington DC
(c) Ohio
(d) California
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Indian and U.S. officials met in Washington, DC for the 16th meeting of the US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group and the 2nd session of the U.S-India Designation Dialogue.
- The counterterrorism Joint Working Group exchanged views on threats posed by international terrorist organization as well as ongoing concerns over cross-border terrorism in the South Asia region.
- Both sides marked the urgent need for Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terrorist groups.
- There was discussion of strengthening cooperation on information sharing and other steps to disrupt the ability of terrorists to travel, consistent with the important provisions and obligations outlined in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2396.
Links:
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2019/03/290770.htm
https://www.state.gov/joint-statement-on-u-s-india-counterterrorism-joint-working-group-and-designations-dialogue/