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Published on: 2/20/2002
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It was attended by leader of Myanmar delegation Secretary of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Soe Win, Bangkok-based UNDCP Law Enforcement Adviser Mr Yngve Danling, Residential Representative of UNDCP Mr Jean-Luc Lemahieu, SAC F/Director Mr Tan Seck Kang of the Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore, delegates of respective nations who attended the meeting, Managing Director of News and Periodicals Enterprise U Tin Kha, Director-General of Myanma Radio and Television U Khin Maung Htay, Director (News) of News and Periodicals Enterprise U Hla Tun, Adviser to the Minister for Information U Kyaw Min, Patron of Myanmar Foreign Correspondent Club U Sein Win, President U Sao Kai Hpa, Secretary U Nyunt Tin and correspondents and local and foreign journalists.
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This is what the Secretary of the CCDAC have said.' Adviser to the Minister for Information U Kyaw Min said 'The absence of certain countries has not adversely affected the impact on the meeting but would it not be wise to come to the conclusion that their absenting themselves from here would boomerang on them since they are what we might call them on the receiving end of these drugs too and they should be able to send some representatives here at least to make it a point that they heed what we are doing for the entire mankind.' Mr Yngve Danling said 'I still do not believe their absence from this meeting caused any damage to the meeting and for the future, either.But of course, UNDCP as an organization is looking for funding from all the developed countries.We do lack funding from the European countries when it comes to support to Myanmar.On the other hand, the law enforcement programme which is executed by my office in Bangkok, is covering six countries including Myanmar and we love similar activities in Myanmar as in the other five so-called MoU countries, China, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.So when it comes to supporting law enforcement agencies, Myanmar gets the same share, so to say, of the UNDCP support.The news conference came to a stop in the afternoon.