The 38th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters (Source: asean.org) Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnam follows the policy ofboosting bilateral ties with ASEAN member states and partners, especiallyneighbouring countries, to fight against drug crime, Deputy Minister of PublicSecurity Le Quy Vuong told the 38th ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meetingon Drug Matters that opened in Hanoi on July 25.
Vietnam has actively joined ASEAN efforts to deal withcomplicated issues related to drug matters and related crimes, he said, addingthat the country has proposed many feasible initiatives and ideas to promoteintra-bloc cooperation and linkage as well as external relations.
The deputy minister reported that Vietnam has taken synchronousmeasures to reduce drug demand and supply, while improving the legal frameworkin the field and raising public awareness of illicit drug’s danger anddiversifying detoxification models.
He expressed belief that the conference will contribute to deliveringon ASEAN’s high-level commitments in the anti-drug fight for 2016-2025 towardsthe ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Matters slated for 2018 in Vietnam.
The East Asian and Southeast Asian region is now home tomore than 3 million heroin users and more than 5 million methamphetamineabusers. The emergence of new narcotics and their increasing use since 2009 haveposed great challenges to ASEAN member states. The Golden Triangle area remainsa hotspot of poppy tree cultivation and methamphetamine production.
The region also faces the comeback of drug-contained treecultivation.
Last year, the ASEAN Community adopted the Plan of Action ondrug prevention and control for 2016-2025.
The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on Drug Matters willlast till July 27.-VNA
Vietnam has actively joined ASEAN efforts to deal withcomplicated issues related to drug matters and related crimes, he said, addingthat the country has proposed many feasible initiatives and ideas to promoteintra-bloc cooperation and linkage as well as external relations.
The deputy minister reported that Vietnam has taken synchronousmeasures to reduce drug demand and supply, while improving the legal frameworkin the field and raising public awareness of illicit drug’s danger anddiversifying detoxification models.
He expressed belief that the conference will contribute to deliveringon ASEAN’s high-level commitments in the anti-drug fight for 2016-2025 towardsthe ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Matters slated for 2018 in Vietnam.
The East Asian and Southeast Asian region is now home tomore than 3 million heroin users and more than 5 million methamphetamineabusers. The emergence of new narcotics and their increasing use since 2009 haveposed great challenges to ASEAN member states. The Golden Triangle area remainsa hotspot of poppy tree cultivation and methamphetamine production.
The region also faces the comeback of drug-contained treecultivation.
Last year, the ASEAN Community adopted the Plan of Action ondrug prevention and control for 2016-2025.
The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on Drug Matters willlast till July 27.-VNA
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