United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon...
there was heightened and renewed support from the international community. We have seen such a strong support of the international community through the International Conference on Afghanistan held in London on January 28, in which I myself participated. That was a good opportunity and momentum where and when the international community and Afghan leadership agreed to have smoother transition whereby Afghanistan will have greater ownership and leadership in addressing all issues.We expect that Afghan government will address these drug-trafficking issues and eradicate corruptive practices which have been quite prevalent in the society. This will be a part of good governance. Enhancing good governance is very important. President Karzai committed to that. And the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes has been very closely cooperating with Afghanistan government.
In fact, the gross volume of export of the opiates has fallen by 18% during last year. This is
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