UN General Assembly
2007

alternative livelihoods to farmers to encourage them to end their dependence on opium poppy cultivation. We are also taking effective measures with regard to the emerging threat posed by methamphetamine-type stimulant drugs. Myanmar neither produces nor imports the precursor chemicals required for the production of those drugs. Cooperation with the United Nations is a cornerstone of Myanmar’s foreign policy. It is in this spirit that we continue to cooperate with the Secretary- General with regard to his good offices role mandated by the General Assembly. We have agreed to the visit of his Special Adviser, Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari, who is presently in my country. We will continue to work closely and cooperate actively with the United Nations.