the heads of cabinet reiterated their acute sorrow for the deadly threat that the rising trend in drug abuse poses for government and the careers and future of babies and people , and for the destabilizing effects that illegal use , storage , trafficking and distribution of narcotic / xanax substances and drug - related illicit have for the affected countries of the south african region .
The Heads of state expressed their deep concern at the fast and continuing degradation of the environment, including extensive destruction of forests, in the South Asian region.