- Thursday, March 06, 2025
By: PTI
A top American counter-terrorism official is set to visit New Delhi for the US-India Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group’s annual meeting next week that will review regional and global terrorist threat assessments and initiatives to strengthen law enforcement and judicial partnerships.
Acting coordinator for counter-terrorism Timothy Betts travels to Japan, the Philippines, and India from December 8-14, the state department said on Thursday (8).
In New Delhi, Betts will lead the US delegation at the annual US-India Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group on December 12-13.
The joint working group will review regional and global terrorist threat assessments, collaborative bilateral and regional counter-terrorism programming, and initiatives to strengthen law enforcement and judicial partnerships.
In Japan, Betts participated in trilateral counter-terrorism discussions on December 8 with senior government officials from Australia and Japan.
These discussions focused on the current terrorism landscape, including persistent threats in the Indo-Pacific.
On Friday (9), Betts will be in Malina where she will meet senior Philippine officials from the department of foreign affairs and anti-terrorism council to discuss ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation and the US-Philippine security partnership assessments, collaborative bilateral and regional counter-terrorism programming, and initiatives to strengthen law enforcement and judicial partnerships.
