Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Iran and Afghanistan senior officials meet in Islamabad on triangular initiative

Pakistan Iran and Afghanistan senior officials meet in Islamabad on triangular initiative

ISLAMABAD – The 13th Senior Officials Meeting of the Triangular Initiativeon drug control will begin in Islamabad tomorrow. Senior counter-narcoticsofficials from the Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan will participate in theevent.

The two-day meeting will be chaired by the Secretary Ministry of NarcoticsControl.

The meeting will help three sides to find solution to common challenges byadhering to a comprehensive and balanced approach.

The Triangular Initiative forum has served as a cornerstone of the regionalapproach to drug control since its inception in 2007.

The three governments have agreed to share real-time information; plan andconduct drug-interdiction operations through the Joint Planning Cell; andestablish Border Liaison Offices to effectively counter the trafficking ofAfghan opiates.