Spain and France agreed on Friday to create a joint police team to capture Basque separatists involved in bomb attacks in Spain, according to local reports.

Reports said that the commitment was reached during a meeting of judges, prosecutors and police agents of both countries held in Madrid, Spain, and both governments agreed that the separatist group Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA) is a terrorist organization.

One of the principal goals for the joint team will be the spotting and the capture of Jon Josefa Troitilo Ciria and Asier Eceiza Ayerra, deemed as planners of the July 22, 2003 attacks that left 13 injured in a hotel in Benidorm and Alicante, Spain.

The Spanish government said that it believed the two ETA members are now living illegally in France.

The ETA, which seeks the separation of Basque from Spain, is considered a terrorist organization by Spain, the United States and the European Union due to its numerous bomb attacks.

Although there are Basque communities in France, the ETA is only active in Spain.

During the past 25 years, it has targeted the country's tourism sector, the main pillar of the Spanish economy.

Source: Xinhua