The Lao Public Security Minister said ASEAN should continue to enhance its central role in regional forums and cooperation mechanisms to address drug challenges and ensure ASEAN's common interests.
Overview of the opening ceremony of the AMMD8 Conference.
On the morning of August 11, in Vientiane, the 8th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting on Drugs (AMMD8) took place in the capital Vientiane.
The Vietnamese delegation led by Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Public Security, attended the conference.
Attending the opening ceremony were General, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Security of Laos, Mr. Vilay Lakhamphong; ministers, heads of delegations of 10 ASEAN countries and Timor Leste; ASEAN Secretary General, Mr. Kao Kim Hourn; with senior ASEAN anti-narcotics officials.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference, Minister of Public Security of Laos, Mr. Vilay Lakhamphong, said that the situation of drug crime, associated with terrorist crimes, transnational crimes, money laundering and armed crimes is being spreading to every corner of the world, increasing in danger and tending to increase every year, becoming a threat to socio-economic development, as well as political stability and security of the ASEAN community and countries around the world.
According to Mr. Vilay, ASEAN should continue to enhance its central role in regional forums and cooperation mechanisms to effectively address drug challenges and ensure ASEAN's common interests to solve the drug problem. drug problem in a synchronous and comprehensive way…
During the conference, the delegates are expected to hear updates on the situation in ASEAN from the ASEAN Secretariat; listen to statements on the anti-drug situation by the heads of delegations of each country in the bloc; listen to the Report on the results of the 44th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Drugs (ASOD) and related meetings, and the AMMD8 Preparatory Meeting.
The Vietnamese delegation led by Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Public Security, attended the AMMD8 Conference.
The Conference will adopt the ASEAN Joint Statement, which is expected to be presented at the 67th High Session of the United Nations Committee on Drug Control (CND67); consider and adopt the AMMD8 Chairman's Statement.
According to data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the number of drug users continues to increase and remains high worldwide, from 240 million in 2011 to 296 million in 2023. by 5,8 (equivalent to 15% of the global population aged 64-XNUMX).
Crime and drug abuse are serious challenges to the rule of law and sustainable development of each country, continue to be a danger to the community and seriously affect the health of people. people around the world, threatening the security, politics, economy and society of the ASEAN community.
According to vietnamplus.vn
