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AIPA agrees on resolutions to combat drugs

The first meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Advisory Council on Dangerous Drugs (CODD) wrapped up in Singapore on June 20 after agreeing on two resolutions to combat drugs.
AIPA agrees on resolutions to combat drugs ảnh 1Thai police seize drugs worth 45 million USD (Source: AFP)
Hanoi (VNA) - The first meeting of the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Advisory Council on Dangerous Drugs (CODD)wrapped up in Singapore on June 20 after agreeing on two resolutions to combatdrugs.

The resolutions are the "Resolution on securing a drug-free ASEANcommunity for future generations" and the "Resolution on the terms ofreference on the AIPA Advisory Council on Dangerous Drugs", according to apress release by the Parliament of Singapore.

The resolutions will be submitted for approval at the 39th AIPA GeneralAssembly, which will be held in Singapore in September.

Christopher de Souza, chair of the meeting, affirmed that theresolutions showed the AIPA’s strong and firm stance against dangerous drugs inthe region.

Hosted by the Parliament of Singapore on June 19 and 20, the meeting wasattended by over 50 delegates, including parliamentarians from 10 AIPA member parliaments,as well as the AIPA Secretariat.

The AIPA comprises all 10 parliaments of the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN), aiming to provide solidarity, understanding, cooperation andclose relations among AIPA member parliaments, AIPA observers and other organisations.

The AIPA was established in 1977 as the ASEAN Inter-ParliamentaryOrganisation (AIPO), with the parliaments of Indonesia, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Singapore and Thailand as its founding members. In 2007, AIPO wasofficially renamed as AIPA.-VNA
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