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- Subject: Thailand, Burma, Laos in drugs ta
- From: moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 05:56:00
Subject: Thailand, Burma, Laos in drugs talks
Monday, April 26, 1999 Published at 18:53 GMT 19:53 UK
World: Asia-Pacific
Thailand, Burma, Laos in
drugs talks
Ministers from Thailand, Burma and Laos are meeting in
Bangkok later today Tuesday for talks on combatting the
production and trafficking of drugs.
Burmese officials expressed concern at preparatory
talks on Monday over increased domestic consumption
of metamphetamines. Other countries in the region had
previously accused the Rangoon authorities of ignoring
the problem because most of the metamphetamines
produced in Burma were exported. The three ministers
are expected to adopt a joint declaration reiterating their
commitment to fighting illicit drugs and promising to step
up joint operations in border areas to suppress the flow
of metamphetamines in the region.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service