at the Summit, Prime Minister Chretien proposed the establishment of a Foreign Ministers Drug Dialogue that would examine the issue of illicit drugs from a human security perspective. This initiative led to a dialogue on drugs at the 29th OAS General Assembly in Guatemala City in June, 1999, which provoked a wide ranging discussion of the human security aspects of the drug problem. Canada is analyzing the results of the Drug Dialogue initiative in an effort to develop specific projects that address human security related aspects of the hemispheric drug problem.The Summit of the Americas, 2001 is a work in progress. Since its beginning in 1994, Canada has been active in putting Summit proposals into action at home and in the hemisphere, and in monitoring implementation of Summit mandates through the SIRG. These functions are critical to ensuring that the Summits are successful in advancing the issues and Plans of Action endorsed by the leaders of the Americas. In the coming year, Canada, now Chair of the SIRG, will work with its partners throughout the Americas to prepare the agenda for the 2001 Canadian-hosted Summit. The SIRG is chaired by the government representatives of the host country for the upcoming Summit. The countries that are involved in this are: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Uruguay, and Venezuela.I think that you should hold a Summit because there are many problems that are worldwide....
