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China Seeks Greater Global Cooperation on Drug Control

Debris left by drug users lies next to a tattered US flag, in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Debris left by drug users lies next to a tattered US flag, in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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China Seeks Greater Global Cooperation on Drug Control

Debris left by drug users lies next to a tattered US flag, in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Debris left by drug users lies next to a tattered US flag, in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

China's public security minister vowed on Tuesday to deepen international cooperation in the area of drug control, state media Xinhua reported.

Wang Xiaohong, who is also the director of the national narcotics control committee, called for "eradicating the soil that breeds and spreads the drug problem" in a meeting, according to Xinhua, Reuters reported.

The United States has been pressuring China to help reduce US fentanyl deaths.

China says it has some of the strictest drug laws in the world, and that the US needs to curb narcotics demand at home.

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Germany to Expand Financial Program for Syrians Seeking to Return

A couple watches the sunset atop Mount Qassioun, which was opened to the public after the fall of the Assad regime, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A couple watches the sunset atop Mount Qassioun, which was opened to the public after the fall of the Assad regime, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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Germany to Expand Financial Program for Syrians Seeking to Return

A couple watches the sunset atop Mount Qassioun, which was opened to the public after the fall of the Assad regime, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A couple watches the sunset atop Mount Qassioun, which was opened to the public after the fall of the Assad regime, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Germany plans to expand a financial program for Syrian nationals seeking to return to their home country in the wake of the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said on Friday.

"In future, we want to expand the program for those who want to leave voluntarily," the spokesperson said, adding that 200 euros ($205) in travel expenses and 1,000 euros in start-up costs were available for each adult seeking to leave Germany.

"I think the situation is still too unclear for larger return movements," the spokesperson added.

Opposition fighters seized control of Damascus on Dec. 8 and forced al-Assad to flee after more than 13 years of civil war, ending his family's decades-long rule.

Many Syrian refugees have since returned to their home country.