The Council of Ministers approved in its regular meeting held Sunday, chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulaziz Saleh bin Habtoor, a draft matrix of procedures to strengthen and develop drug control mechanisms.
This comes after the cabinet approved the results of a ministerial committee headed by Lieutenant General Jalal Al-Ruwaishan to prepare a matrix of government measures to combat drugs and review a draft law on combating narcotics and psychotropic substances.
The Cabinet stressed the importance of supporting drug control activities, strengthening judicial work and law enforcement, and activating the national partnership to combat this scourge.
The matrix also included steps to activate international cooperation in coordination and control operations.
The Council of Ministers praised the efforts of the ministerial committee in preparing the matrix, urging the Ministry of Interior to coordinate with the competent authorities, prepare the policies proposed in the matrix, and submit them to the Council for discussion and adoption.
During the Cabinet’s meeting, the Speaker of the Parliament, Yahya Al-Ra’i, reviewed the nature of the challenges facing Yemen in light of separatist tendencies and small projects that some are working on with the support of the aggression countries and the negative impact of that on any path towards achieving a just and honorable peace for the Yemeni people.
Al-Ra’i emphasized the importance of keeping up with developments in the political process and negotiations, both positive and negative.
He affirmed that the Ministry of Education has to be supported to meet the fundamental needs of the educational process and ensure its stability.
In its meeting, the Cabinet renewed its warm congratulations to the families of the prisoners and abductees who were released during the month of Ramadan and their return to the homeland, confirming that efforts are continuing to release all prisoners and abductees who are still in the detention centers and prisons of the aggression countries and their mercenaries at home.
Source: Yemen News Agency