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Quotable quotes from UN General Assembly Special Session on World Drug Problem

Xinhua, April 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Following are quotable quotes from the Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem on April 20:

"We believe that cooperation under the principle of common and shared responsibility is a priority, and that it involves coordinated efforts and collective responsibilities in order to confront this (drug) scourge." -- Susana Malcorra, the foreign minister of Argentina.

"One of the biggest concerns is rapid spread of novel psychoactive substances. We are obliged to raise awareness about the risk of using these new substances and other drugs, within existing prevention programmes." -- Dario Nakic, the minister of health of Croatia.

"It is important to keep in mind that the overall aims of drug policies are the health and welfare of human beings as well as the addressing of drug abuse and the harms resulting from drug abuse." -- Sophie Lohde, the minister of health of Denmark.

"You wouldn't knowingly and happily give drugs to your teenage children, would you? You might accept it and deal with it if they abuse drugs. But you wouldn't voluntarily give it." -- K. Shanmugan, the minister home affairs and minister for law of Singapore.

"We remain firm and resolute in our opposition to all calls to legalize controlled drugs." -- Emmanuel Caparas, the secretary of justice of the Philippines. Endit