New Delhi, May 8 -- The European Union has released a statement on the surging conflict between India and Pakistan post the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. "Every state has the duty and the right lawfully to protect its citizens from acts of terror", the statement by EU reads.

"The European Union (EU) and its 27 Member States unequivocally condemn the heinous terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April and the murder of innocent civilians", read the opening statement.

"Terrorism can never be justified", it added.

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"The EU is monitoring closely and with great concern the growing tensions in the region and the ensuing consequences, including the poss...