The 24th Myanmar-Thai joint drug control meeting was held at the Park Royal Hotel in Yan­gon yesterday.

At the meeting, Central Committee for Drug Abuse Con­trol Secretary Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Chief of My­anmar Police Force Maj-Gen Zin Min Htet said that narcotic drugs are one of the biggest problems every country in the world is faced with, that drug trafficking and drug abuse are related to transnational crimes and are growing and that the problem continues to be a chal­lenge that can pose negative consequences to health, eco­nomic and social matters and national development of all the countries.

He added that Myanmar re­gards the fight against narcotic drugs as a national duty and is carrying out drug abuse control in cooperation with neighbour­ing countries, Mekong member countries, BIMSTEC members and ASEAN members. He also thanked Thailand for giving all the necessary help and support to the anti-drug measures of Myanmar.

Then, Secretary-General Mr Wichai Chaimongkhon of the Narcotics Control Board of Thailand said that Myan­mar-Thai cooperation has led to considerable success and that Thailand will continue providing capacity-building courses for members of Myanmar anti-drug force and modern technical equipment. — MNA/KZW