According to the president, the goal of the meeting is to update US authorities on the actions taken by his government in the fight against drug trafficking, particularly cocaine.

Prior to the meeting between the presidents, Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez traveled to the United States to expand cooperation between the two countries in intelligence gathering against transnational crime, he stated.

“The importance of all this lies in further strengthening international cooperation to defeat drug trafficking,” the official stated before departing for Washington.

He revealed that the exchange pursues three fundamental objectives, the first of which is to showcase Colombia’s efforts in combating narcotics.

He then emphasized that they also seek to analyze “the opportunities we have for international cooperation in drone and anti-drone intelligence.”

The third, he stressed, is to develop a roadmap to address the persistent threats against nations, namely transnational organized crime.

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