Concerning opium crops in Afghanistan

Venezuela will not get involved in an on going war which does not involve us.

Would you take steps to facilitate the removal of the Taliban from control of these crops? The word 'facilitate' is purposefully ambiguous here as it can take different forms to getting involved in the war. Afghanistan feels that border control should be tightened, as well as stringent measures to combat illegal flights.

No we believe that you should be able to combat your own drug problem gangs, especially since you have half of NATO there anyway

You are forgetting that this is a global problem, especially since 90% of the heroine you find on your streets are coming out of Afghanistan. By creating a multilateral program of intervention, we can bring a stop to this awful drug ever reaching foreign soil. With an annual profit of approximately £3 billion ($6 billion), with this ever increasing as farmers turn to opium, this is not just a 'gang' - this is a worldwide organisation that requires worldwide attention. Afghanistan is still coming to terms with the effect of removing a government every day and, unfortunately, we cannot manage both with equal weighting.

Georgia does not believe a commitment of troops is needed. The drugs need to flow from Afghanistan via some means of transport. It is these the international community could deal with effectively and without the need for military intervention or action.

This is the the sort of support Afghanistan is requesting. However, the military task force already stationed within our country is dealing with the violent attacks and insurgency that cripple development of the region. A commitment of troops is indeed beyond the mandate of the UN, however we would like to formally request the assistance of the international community in this operation so as to put a stop to the cycle definitively - it is better to launch the operation with a show of zero-tolerance against the Taliban and other such drug-lords than to slowly implement measures that can be easily avoided if put in force one by one.

The United Kingdom would like to point to its efforts in concert with its Allies, ISAF and the Afghan National Army to eradicate Opium production in Helmand Province and elsewhere in Afghanistan.

Ethiopia supports Afghanistan's desire to act on this problem but wishes to reserve resources and does therefore will not be involved in any military action whatsoever.

Afghanistan is not calling for a direct show of force from any country willing to participate in this removal program. There are obviously forces deployed within Afghanistan that could be deployed to protect workers involved in destroying opium farms and, ironically, 'rehabilitating' the farmers, providing legal, rewarding work within their local community.