The governments of Brazil and Colombia signed today in the Brazilian Amazon city of Tabatinga an agreement to act jointly and coordinate the protection and safeguarding of the common border, officials said.
The Brazilian Defense Ministry said in a statement the agreement includes "measures to be implemented, including information exchange, joint operations and social action" through "coordinated mechanisms to combat organized crime and ensure the protection and defense of natural resources. "
The agreement will allow the creation of the Binational Border Commission (Combifron) and the adoption of Binational Border Security Plan.
The event, held in the border city, was also attended by Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer, Minister of Justice, José Eduardo Cardozo, and today Defence Minister Nelson Jobim, as well as Colombian authorities led by Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera.
The initiative also includes "Operation Agatha", part of the Strategic Border Brazilian Ministry of Defence.
After signing the agreement, the Colombian minister told reporters that "it will share intelligence, expertise between the forces of both countries, capacity" and there will be coordinated operations of the army and security agencies against threats, "each on their own territory. "
Rivera said: "The world should condemn the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) by the depredation of our forests for their criminal activities."
"When forests felled for the planting of illegal crops or illegal mining are faced with criminals who threaten all mankind," the Colombian minister stressed.
Border Strategic Plan, released in June by Brazilian President Rousseff provides bilateral agreements with neighboring countries and signed on Thursday with Colombia was notified the Government of Peru, another country that shares the triple Amazon frontier.
Colombia and Brazil share a border of 1,645 kilometers, in which both countries face problems of illegal arms trafficking, natural and mineral resources, people and drugs.
The cooperation includes a social work, especially programs aimed at indigenous people and minors.
The Brazilian Defense Ministry said in a statement the agreement includes "measures to be implemented, including information exchange, joint operations and social action" through "coordinated mechanisms to combat organized crime and ensure the protection and defense of natural resources. "
The agreement will allow the creation of the Binational Border Commission (Combifron) and the adoption of Binational Border Security Plan.
The event, held in the border city, was also attended by Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer, Minister of Justice, José Eduardo Cardozo, and today Defence Minister Nelson Jobim, as well as Colombian authorities led by Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera.
The initiative also includes "Operation Agatha", part of the Strategic Border Brazilian Ministry of Defence.
After signing the agreement, the Colombian minister told reporters that "it will share intelligence, expertise between the forces of both countries, capacity" and there will be coordinated operations of the army and security agencies against threats, "each on their own territory. "
Rivera said: "The world should condemn the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) by the depredation of our forests for their criminal activities."
"When forests felled for the planting of illegal crops or illegal mining are faced with criminals who threaten all mankind," the Colombian minister stressed.
Border Strategic Plan, released in June by Brazilian President Rousseff provides bilateral agreements with neighboring countries and signed on Thursday with Colombia was notified the Government of Peru, another country that shares the triple Amazon frontier.
Colombia and Brazil share a border of 1,645 kilometers, in which both countries face problems of illegal arms trafficking, natural and mineral resources, people and drugs.
The cooperation includes a social work, especially programs aimed at indigenous people and minors.
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