The president has determined that twenty-three major drug-producing or major drug-transit countries cooperated fully with the United States, or took adequate steps on their own, to achieve full compliance with the goals and objectives established by the 1988 U.N. Convention Against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. He denied certification to six countries that did not meet the standards set out in Section 490(b) of the FAA. He did certify three countries based on the vital national interests of the United States. For each country, this report describes the extent of its counternarcotics progress and cooperation.
The promise of "healthy aging" offers significant opportunities for economic growth and development for Europe in the decades ahead--if governments and citizens are willing to grasp them.
