Myanmar hosted the Central Authorities Meeting of the Mekong Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Drug Control member states on 20 January. The event was conducted via videoconference at the meeting hall of the Myanmar Police Force’s Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) Office.
During the opening ceremony, Officiating Police Brig-Gen Thant Lwin Maung, Joint Secretary of the CCDAC and Commanter of Drug Eaforcement Division highlighted the points as follows:
- The member states’ continued efforts in suppression, treatment, rehabilitation, and alternative development to reduce opium cultivation and the significant achievements from these joint actions;
- Myanmar is going to analyze drug production, trafficking trends and routes while implementing annual operations;
- He also underlined the necessity of depoliticized cooperation and information sharing among countries to address the drug problem effectively.
Key discussions included the regional drug situation, priorities for 2025, preparations for the 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, where Mekong MoU members plan to host a side event, drafting of the Mekong Sub-Regional Action Plan-13 and senior officer-level and ministerial meetings in 2025. Representatives from China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and UNODC participated in the meeting, it is reported.
Source: GNLM (21-1-2025)
- Myanmar is going to analyze drug production, trafficking trends and routes while implementing annual operations.