Wednesday, July 19 2006 11:18 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

St. Petersburg: Describing as 'important' the strong and united stand world leaders adopted against terrorism at their summit here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said it would reinforce international commitment to eliminate the major threat to civilised global order.

"We consider very important that the St. Petersburg Summit resulted in a strong and united stand against international terrorism that would reinforce the commitment of all present to work together to eliminate this major threat to a civilized global order," Singh said in an interview to Russia's Interfax news agency.

He was asked which issues were the most important for India in the meeting with leaders of the G-8 countries in St. Petersburg.

"For India this is particularly relevant, as we have once again become the targets of terrorist violence in Mumbai and in Srinagar on July 11, 2006," the Prime Minister said.

World leaders at the Group of Eight summit yesterday expressed outrage over the "barbaric" Mumbai blasts and condemned the perpetrators and sponsors of terrorist acts.

Asked about the kind of contribution India is ready to make in developing themes such as energy security, Singh said, "We expect a balanced outcome that would reflect the interests of both producers and consumers. There is a need to think of ways to enhance stability and predictability of the energy market".