Jakarta, Aug. 5 -- The 47

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ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Drug Matters (ASOD) and Its Related Meetings were convened via videoconference on 4-5 August 2026. The Meetings brought together ASOD Leaders from all ASEAN Member States, as well as senior officials responsible for preventing and combatting illicit drugs from ASEAN's Dialogue Partners. The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Political-Security Community, H.E. Dato' Astanah Abdul Aziz, represented the ASEAN Secretariat at the Meeting.

The Meetings exchanged views on recent developments and emerging illicit drug trends in the region, with a focus on strengthening practical cooperation among ASEAN Member States and between ASEAN and its Dialogue Partners in addres...