17 March 2017 – Ambassador Ma. Teresita C. Daza along with Philippine Defense and Armed Forces Attaché Col. Raymundo R. Acorda and Embassy Attaché Eleanor G. de la Cruz attended the 3rd edition of the Counter Terrorism Conference with the theme: “Terrorism in the Indian Ocean Region”, organized by the India Foundation in association with the Government of Haryana at Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Delhi on 14 to 16 March 2017. The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, addressed the inaugural session and encouraged the countries in the region to unite and fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations to curb and eliminate the scourge of terrorism. He added that states sponsored terrorism must be isolated by international community. The Vice President also said that in recent years nothing has caused greater pain, disruption and inconvenience to societies, governments and individuals than the phenomenon of terrorism. Other dignitaries present during the inaugural session were Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Bimlendra Nidhi, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe (via skype), Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Parbhu, Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, and Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri M.J. Akbar.
The conference also launched the book entitled “Global Terrorism – Challenges and Policy Options”.
