"Petro said the joint effort would focus on 'freeing border areas from the mafias engaged in a range of illegal businesses, starting with cocaine, illicit gold, human trafficking and rare minerals.'"
"'Both countries have undertaken the task of making...military plans, but also the immediate establishment of mechanisms for sharing information and for developing intelligence,' Rodriguez said."
"'It makes no sense for Colombia or Venezuela to look toward other latitudes, another hemisphere, for what we can get in our own territories,' Rodriguez said in a joint statement with Petro."
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez agreed to military cooperation to address crime on their border. The focus will be on eliminating mafias involved in cocaine, illicit gold, human trafficking, and rare minerals. The Catatumbo region has seen increased violence due to rival extremist groups fighting for control over illegal activities. Both leaders also discussed enhancing trade and energy cooperation, emphasizing the importance of local resources for electricity and gas supply between the two nations.
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