Spain, France reach accord on fighting terrorism

Madrid (ANTARA News) - Spain and France agreed to create joint forces
to fight terrorism during the 20th Spanish-French Summit held in Paris
Thursday.

Spain`s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and French
President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to strengthen cooperation in fighting
terrorism, including the adoption of preventive measures against
actions by the Basque separatist organization ETA.

The two countries also agreed to further cooperate in cracking down on
illegal drug dealing, as well as to enhance police and judicial
cooperation.

Spain and France aim to promote the work of Frontex agency to reinforce the watch of border security of European Union members.

Both countries will also join efforts to create an agency to watch the
maritime coasts of Maghreb and Western Africa, Xinhua reported.(*) END

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