The Department of Councils of State
attended the 5th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Advisory
Council on Dangerous Drugs (AIPACODD) virtually at the Legislative
Council building yesterday.
Hosted by the National Assembly of the
Kingdom of Cambodia, the meeting was attended by delegates from 10 AIPA
member countries. Representing the Sultanate as an observer was
Secretary to the Cabinet Ministers’ Council and Clerk to Legislative
Council Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Jaya Dato Paduka Haji Judin bin Haji
Asar.
Also present was incoming AIPA Secretary-General Siti Rozaimeriyanty binti Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Abdul Rahman.
AIPACODD played a vital role in combatting
dangerous drugs through AIPA Parliamentary countries that acted to
coordinate for information exchange, policy and law enforcement in the
ASEAN region.
The 5th AIPACODD also discussed ways to
address challenges together for a drug-free ASEAN with the main goal to
utilise an innovative mechanism and effective tools in realising the
ASEAN vision.
The AIPACODD meeting unanimously agreed on
the 5th AIPACODD Meeting Official Report and will be discussed to be
approved during the 43rd ASEAN General Assembly AIPA in Cambodia this
November.
(News Source: Borneo Bulletin)