Iranian, Afghan and Pakistani officials are due to convene in Tehran mid December to discuss and coordinate drug campaign efforts in the region, Afghanistan's Counternarcotics Minister Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani announced, according to Fars news agency.
Osmani said that Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan would meet in Tehran at a trilateral conference on December 17-19 along with the United Nations Office for Drug Control (UNODC) to view the level of cooperation in combating drug trafficking among regional states.
Eastern Iran borders Afghanistan, which is the world's number one opium and drug producer. Iran's geographical position has made the country a favorite transit corridor for drug traffickers who intend to smuggle their cargoes from Afghanistan to drug dealers in Europe.
