Äquador und die Vereinigten Staaten werden in diesem Jahr gemeinsame Operationen gegen kriminelle Ökonomien an der Grenze zu Kolumbien durchführen, mit Fokus auf Drogenhandel und illegalen Bergbau. Die Ankündigung machte der ecuadorianische Innenminister John Reimberg nach einem Treffen in Quito. Kolumbien und Äquador planen diese Woche ein Treffen, um die Grenzkooperation inmitten von Spannungen über Zölle zu besprechen.
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