Gujral did more than lead in negating the negative. He had spoken of terrorism in his keynote address. And that was not intended to be something said in speech. "He had told us he wants it in the communique, and there was no way we were going back without that in there," said Puri. The result was an agreement that is potentially a potent weapon against terrorism. The final communique says all leaders "reiterated their determination to combat terrorism, whether perpetrated by individuals, groups or states, by every means consistent with human rights and the rule of law". They also recognised the "linkages between terrorism, illegal trafficking in drugs and arms, and money laundering". The agreement stopped just short of Gujral's demand for universal extradition arrangements. It "called on all states to enact laws to make punishable acts of conspiracy within their jurisdictions to commit terrorist offences." It was, an official said, "hard language by any standards".