Ibero-American Summit Agrees to Alternative Economic Development Program for Coca Growers

On July 16, the Ibero-American Summit, at the request of the Peruvia delegation, adopted a resolution to establish an action program to provide economic development as a means to combat illegal drug trafficking in the coca areas. The final resolution of the Summit agrees to share responsibility against drug trafficking by the producer countries and the drug consumer countries and to develop a regional program for development...[more]