Asean council to meet in Pahang soon
Pahang State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said the meeting will be chaired by Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr Ramli Mohd Nor.
Mohd Sharkar said the meeting, themed 'Uniting Parliaments for an Inclusive and Sustainable Asean in Addressing Contemporary Drug Challenges', would discuss Asean's commitment to collectively and inclusively tackle current dangerous drug-related challenges.
'Our discussions at the meeting will revolve around efforts to find solutions towards the issue of drug trafficking as well as discussions about regional collaboration so that this issue does not worsen and we can curb or reduce related crime activities,' he said, Bernama reported.
He also said that the resolutions achieved at the meeting would be presented to the AIPA General Assembly, to be held in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 17 to 22.
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