Panama City, May 28 (NationPress) - Jose Raul Mulino Quintero, the President of Panama and a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), has conveyed his support for India's efforts against terrorism, as reported by Congress MP Sashi Tharoor following a meeting with a delegation of Members of Parliament.

During their constructive and productive discussions at the Presidential Palace, Mulino showcased his understanding and backing for India's stance against terrorism, Tharoor, who led the delegation, mentioned in a post on X on Wednesday (local time).

Hosting a lunch for the delegation, Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez was present at the meeting alongside several senior officials.

Martinez-Acha articulated Panama's complete support for India in its fight against terrorism, as noted by Taranjit Singh Sandhu, a former ambassador to the US accompanying the delegation, in a post on X.

The meeting was attended by Vice-Minister Carlos Hoyos and two members of Panama's National Assembly, underscoring the high regard in which India is held in the region, Tharoor expressed.

Tharoor also presented pictures of Pakistani officials at the funeral of Hafiz Abdur Rauf, a senior member of Lashkar-e-Taiba and designated terrorist by the United Nations Sanctions Committee.

“There is no greater proof of official complicity” of Pakistan with terrorism, he stated.

Top officials from the Pakistan military, including Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain Shah and Maj Gen Rao Imran, along with Punjab Police Inspector General Usman Anwar, were present at the funerals of Rauf and other terrorists eliminated during Operation Sindoor targeting terrorism centers.

This parliamentary delegation is visiting this influential Central American nation, an elected UNSC member, to clarify India's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism following the religiously motivated massacre of 26 individuals at Pahalgam by terrorists linked to Pakistan.

India initiated Operation Sindoor to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism in Pakistan and the regions of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

In response, Islamabad has escalated its attacks on Indian targets, including temples, gurdwaras, and a convent.

Demonstrating a national consensus on this issue, the delegation comprised parliamentarians from various parties, including Shambhavi from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Sarfaraz Ahmad from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Milind Murli Deora from the Shiv Sena, and BJP leaders Shashank Mani Tripathi, Bhubaneswar Kalita, and Tejasvi Surya, along with GM Harish Balayogi from the Telugu Desam Party.

The delegation, which has previously visited New York and Guyana, is set to travel to Colombia and Brazil before heading to Washington to garner support for India against terrorism.