Russia on Wednesday came out in total support of India's stand that Pakistan must stop cross-border infiltration and eliminate terrorist infrastructure in that country and areas held by it before New Delhi can resume talks with Islamabad.

The Delhi Declaration issued after talks between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi said the two leaders discussed in detail the current situation in South Asia.

They stressed on the importance of Islamabad implementing "in full its obligations and promises to prevent infiltration of terrorists across the Line of Control into Jammu and Kashmir and at other points across the border".

The declaration said all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved "in the bilateral framework as envisaged in Simla agreement in 1972 and Lahore Declaration in 1998".

Both sides agreed that international terrorism, religious extremism, separatism and secessionism, trans-border crimes and illicit trafficking of arms and drugs constituted a serious threat to international peace, security and stability.

Russia and India firmly rejected and condemned all types of terrorism and opposed this on any ground -- political, religious or ideological -- wherever it might exist.

It was emphasised that concerted measures against the menace should be taken on comprehensive and sustained basis.

Such measures should be directed also against those states, entities and individuals, who support, fund or abet terrorists or provide them shelter or give asylum to engage in cross-border terrorism, the declaration said.

The declaration was aimed at further consolidating strategic partnership between the two countries and elevating it to even higher and qualitatively new level in both bilateral ties and in international arena.