British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat on Monday pledged enhanced support for Iraq's security forces in their endeavors to combat drug production and trafficking.
"There is always an overlap between drugs, human trafficking, terrorism and violence," Tugendhat told the Associated Press.".We are seeing criminal groups, human trafficking and drugs affecting not just Iraq, but the whole region and many of our friends and allies in the region."said in a statement that his country has made"significant efforts" to combat drugs and human trafficking.
Sudani said the Iraqi and British interior ministries were preparing to sign a agreements outlining their cooperation on these issues. A British official who spoke on condition of anonymity according to regulations said the agreements would focus on information sharing to support counter terrorism and on"serious organized crime."
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