MOSCOW, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Law enforcers of the Group of Eight (G8) agreed on Friday to step up joint efforts in fighting terrorism, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said.

    "The case in point is foremost new manifestations of terrorism, such as radicalization, recruiting and striving toward possession of biotechnologies and weapons of mass destruction," Nurgaliyev was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying at a press conference after a meeting of G8 law enforcers in Moscow.

    "Special attention should be paid to ensuring antiterrorist protection of transport, key infrastructures and means of communications," he said.

    At the meeting on Thursday and Friday, the G8 law enforcers discussed the combat against terrorism, cyber crime and illegal migration.

    According to Nurgaliyev, the G8 interior and justice ministers and attorney-generals reached consensus that the G8 countries needed a more effective anti-terror strategy.

    "The conference approved Moscow's hosting a global forum on state-business partnership in counteracting terrorism in November," Nurgaliyev added. Enditem