Colombia and Bolivia to coordinate fight against organized crime .

Colombia and Bolivia to coordinate fight against organized crime .
Thursday, 07 June 2012 10:33
Jet van Dijck

Colombia's minister of foreign affairs and her Bolivian counterpart signed an agreement on security and defense with an emphasis on transnational organized crime, government officials reported Tuesday.

It will coordinate the two countries' policies on risk prevention and the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.

"We want to support Bolivia, we have the experience to prevent the cartels from coming to this country and to prevent them from suffering from the terrible scourge that Colombia has suffered from," said Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Angela Holguin.

According to Bolivia's Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, the agreement "strengthens the relations between both countries, which face common challenges, and will allow the two countries to coordinate measures to fight organized crime.

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