Senior counter-narcotics officials from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are participating in the meeting.
Iran's Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Mohammad Masoud Zahedian is heading the Iranian delegation in the two-day meeting.
A delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is also taking part in the conference.
The meeting will help three sides to find solution to common challenges by adhering to a comprehensive and balanced approach.
The three governments have already agreed to share real-time information; plan and conduct drug-interdiction operations through the Joint Planning Cell; and establish Border Liaison Offices to effectively counter the trafficking of Afghan opiates.
The UNODC provides technical support to Triangular Initiative partners in facing their respective situations and challenges in field of counter-narcotics.
In an interview with IRNA Brigadier General Mohammad Masoud Zahedian said that a joint planning cell has already been formed by Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan with an aim to share sensitive information and provide assistance in anti-drug operations.
He added that during the meeting performance of the joint cell would be reviewed.
Brigadier General Mohammad Masoud Zahedian added that Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan have suffered a lot due to drugs thus all the countries have to enhance their cooperation and share their experience to fight the menace of narcotics.
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Triangular initiative meeting on drug control kicks off in Pakistan
Dec 11, 2018, 1:09 PM
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Islamabad, Dec 11, IRNA – The 13th Senior Officials Meeting of the Triangular Initiative on drug control started in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Tuesday with Iran’s presence.
