On 28 Mar.2006, Ambassador Guan Mu met Mr. Shariq Bin Raza, the UNODC Representative in Myanmar in Ambassador's residence. They exchanged their views about the status of Drug Control in China and Myanmar as well as the cooperation between Chinese Embassy and UNODC Representative Office in Myanmar.

Ambassador firstly introduced the Drug Control work in China in the past few years. He said that, Chinese Government attached great importance to the Drug Control cause. At present, China is launching a People's War against Drugs by reinforcing the propaganda and preventive measures, as well as cracking down on the drug crimes. In the meantime China lays store by actively participating international cooperation and has signed agreements on Drug Control with over ten countries. Chinese Government pays high attention to cooperate with Myanmar Government in Drug Control and has increased the aid to Drug Control project in Myanmar, for example, the alternative development program has achieved obvious effect. Besides, the police of both countries have also taken joint action in drug enforcement and captured a batch of drug lords. Ambassador expressed his will to strengthen the contact and coordination between UNODC Office in Myanmar and Chinese Embassy.

Representative Raza highly appraised the achievements Chinese Governments had reached in Drug Control and thought that China was playing a significant and irreplaceable role in regional and global Drug Control and crime crack-down. Representative said that, although Myanmar Government has achieved some progress in Drug Control, there is still a long way to go because of the low development of the infrastructure and construction of ability. China is an important neighbor of Myanmar and has an important influence on Drug Control in Myanmar. UNDOC Representative Office hoped to keep communication with the Chinese side and together push forward the Drug Control cause continuously.

(Writer: Wei Jia)