Tehran, IRNA – Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security General To Lam has expressed his country’s eagerness to benefit from Iran’s experiences in anti-narcotics fight.

Vietnam is serious about fostering cooperation with Iran, the visiting general said in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday with Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Radan.

For his part, General Radan said the Islamic Republic has a high regard for Vietnam, adding that the Vietnamese people are viewed as a symbol of resistance against arrogance.

Referring to the geographical situation of Vietnam and its vicinity to the so-called Golden Triangle area, Radan said Tehran and Hanoi can share their anti-narcotics experiences.

Government figures show that about 4,000 Iranian security forces have lost their lives and 12,000 others have been wounded in armed clashes with drug traffickers In the past four decades. 

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