On 29 July 2013, Mr. Sek Wannamethee, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivered welcoming remarks at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Workshop on Drug Law Enforcement Cooperation for FEALAC Countries at Century Park Hotel, Bangkok. This workshop was organized by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the financial support from Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs with international participants from Cambodia, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

The objective of this workshop was to give participants a better understanding of the drug situation among FEALAC member countries, allowing them to observe the drug suppression methods practiced in Thailand, establish linkages and networking in drug suppression between member countries, exchange intelligence on drug trafficking syndicates and drug cases as well as sharing experiences in drug law enforcement and interdiction among member countries.