San Jose, March 10: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday in interaction with Indian Community in Costa Rica said that while India is making phenomenal progress on all fronts there is one challenge that often detracts our attention from development, "terrorism". He said that terrorism is an international issue and even America is understanding our pain. Targeting Pakistan for Pulwama attack, Naidu said, "Our neighbour is aiding terrorists, open secret."

"While we are making phenomenal progress on all fronts, there is one festering challenge that continues to detract our attention from development," said Naidu adding, its an international issue. Even America that never understood our pain is now understanding. "Terrorism is enemy of humanity, terror has no religion. No religion whether Hindu, Muslim, Christian preaches terror," he said. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Releases Biography of Anumolu Ramakrishna, Titled 'Building a Legacy'.

Speaking on the recently held Balakot air strikes and Pulwama terror attack, Naidu said, "Our neighbour is aiding terrorists, open secret. Recently after Pulwama attack where 40 security (CRPF) personnel lost their lives, 4 of our Indian Air Force aircraft went to Pakistan, targeted that training camp, destroyed it and came back without any problem within 21 minutes." UN-founded University for Peace Confers Honorary Doctorate on Vice President Naidu.

Naidu made this statement on his first official visit to Costa Rica which was from March 7 to March 9, 2019. Earlier, Vice President met Carolina Hidalgo Herrera, President of the Congress of the Republic of Costa Rica (CRCR), and discussed the possibility of best parliamentary practices and better relations between both the countries.

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