Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani stressed the need to work to form a regional and international alliance against drugs, while calling for a broad social effort to protect young people from their danger. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office stated: "Al-Sudani chaired an expanded meeting today, Monday, devoted to discuss and follow up on the government measures taken regarding the file of combating drugs in Iraq, in the presence of the Ministers of Interior, Health, and Justice, and the Chairman and members of the Committee on Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances in the House of Representatives." During the meeting, the working paper presented by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Combating Narcotics was discussed, and it included several axes, related to reviewing the practical measures submitted by the Ministries of Health, Interior and Justice, and the role of governors, in addition to amending the Anti-Narcotics Law, and the possibility of raising the level of the fo rmation specialized in combating drugs in the Ministry of Interior. The Prime Minister directed that this meeting be held periodically every two months to follow up on the implementation, and review the decisions previously taken by the Council of Ministers in this regard, and the Supreme Committee for Coordination between the Governorates, including allocating a plot of land in each governorate to establish advanced centers for the rehabilitation of addicts, and the level of what has been achieved. Al-Sudani praised the House of Representatives' step to form a specialized committee to confront the drug challenge, stressing the government's response and dealing with all positive initiatives in this dangerous file, the latest and most important of which are the recommendations of the supreme authority, which confirmed on August 12, supporting the efforts of the security and supporting agencies, which confirms the authority's awareness of the great danger of this scourge, which we are working hard to confront . Al-Sudani stressed the inclusion of cases of reporting drug crimes and seizing narcotic substances in the rewards mechanism, and the necessary resources have been provided for security work to combat drugs, stressing the government's openness to all organizations and activists, and all parties concerned with protecting our children from the danger of drugs. The Prime Minister explained, during the meeting, that: "Coordination took place between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior and the National Intelligence Service to appoint liaison officers with friendly countries to pursue drug networks, as a cross-border crime." He added: "We seek to create a regional and international alliance against drugs, of which Iraq is a part. We are also working to complete memoranda of understanding with neighboring countries to quickly exchange intelligence information regarding the pursuit of smuggling and drug trafficking networks. There has been unprecedented cooperation with these countries." He stressed th at: "Drugs are a challenge and a process directed at Iraq and all countries in the region, and the danger of drugs has become more prevalent than the threat of terrorism," stressing that: "We cannot be lenient with the danger that threatens our children, and we need a broad social effort against drugs." Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Saturday, September 21, 2024