New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- India and Bahrain on Monday unequivocally condemned terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations and reaffirmed their strong commitment to combat terrorism, including cross-border terrorism.

In a joint statement after the Fifth High Joint Commission (HJC) between India and Bahrain which was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and visiting Foreign Minister of Bahrain Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, both sides noted the progress made toward establishing the Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment as also on the commencement of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.

Both sides welcomed the progress made in ongoing negotiations for a ...