the heads of state reiterated their deep concern for the deadly consequences that the rising trend in drug dependence poses for country and the lives and future of girls and youth , and for the destabilizing affect that illegal trade , production , trafficking and distribution of narcotic drugs psychotropic substances and drug - related offences have for the affected countries of the central australian regional .
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.