UN Official Hails Iran's Anti-narcotics Efforts

Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov, in a letter, hailed Iran's counter-narcotics measures. According to a Sunday report by Iran Drug Control Headquarters, Fedotov appreciated initiative of Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar to hold sixth ministerial meeting of Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan on anti-drug activities. He further described such an initiative as fruitful. As to production and smuggle of narcotic drugs in Afghanistan, the UN official said it endangers stability in that country as well as in the neighboring states./end