On the second anniversary of the September 11 terror strikes in the US, President George W Bush sent a message to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee extending America's solidarity and support as India remembered its citizens who were killed in the attack on the World Trade Center buildings.

"On behalf of the American people, I would like to extend to you our solidarity and support as you remember your citizens who died in the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001," Bush said in the message read out by visiting Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca here at a function organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries.

"The struggle to put an end to terrorism will be long and difficult. We wage this struggle for ourselves and for our children, but also to honour the victims of terror and reaffirm the inherent value of their lives," Bush said.

Rocca said, "The US will stand by India in its battle against terrorism just as India has stood with the US in its battle against terrorism".