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"The declaration said that the SCO member states express concern at the worsening problem of the international drug threat, which is a serious challenge to international security and to the sustainable economic development of states and requires the consolidation of efforts by the international community," said the message.
The message added that member states express the firm commitment to maintain and strengthen the current international drug control system, on the basis of the three main conventions of the UN and with the latter in a central coordinating role, and have consistently opposed attempts to undermine the existing international system to counter the drug threat.
Member states believe in the crucial importance of joint efforts based on an integrated and balanced approach and the principle of states` common and shared responsibility to address the world drug problem, with a focus on concrete measures aimed at subsequently eliminating global drug production, the document reads.
That also includes eradicating illicit narcotic plants and the processing facilities for them, establishing an effective legal response to the emergence of new synthetic drugs and other psychoactive substances, and strengthening cooperation in the areas of rehabilitation from drug addiction and effective drug demand reduction, according to the document.
SCO member States express concern about the high level of drug production in Afghanistan, which is a threat to the socioeconomic development and security of Afghanistan and other states.
The SCO members are China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia and Belarus are the SCO observer-countries, while Turkey, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia and Nepal are dialogue partners.
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