Vietnam vows to strengthen international cooperation in drug control
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is determined and committed to enhancing cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mekong sub-region countries, and the international community in drug prevention and control efforts, striving towards the common goals of peace, stability, prosperity, and the building of a drug-free region, says Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang.
 At the 14th ministerial meeting of the signatories to the MoU on Drug Control in the Greater Mekong Sub-region held in Beijing, China |
While delivering a speech at the 14th ministerial meeting of the signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Drug Control in the Greater Mekong Sub-region held in Beijing on Wednesday, Mr. Quang, who is also Chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, Drug and Prostitution Prevention and Control, affirmed that Vietnam supports the uncompromising stance against drugs and continues to pursue a long-term goal of creating a drug-free region.
This involves maintaining a balance between supply reduction, demand reduction, and harm reduction through legal enforcement and socio-economic measures to eliminate the root causes of drug-related problems.
To promptly address the challenges posed by the drug situation, Mr. Quang suggested member countries continue to demonstrate unity and consensus in their views and positions on global drug control policies and identify international conventions on drug issues as the foundations for global strategies, policies and international cooperation efforts on drug prevention and combat.