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Peña Took Part in a Regional Summit on Transnational Crime and Agreed to Reactivate URUPABOL
The Paraguayan president was in New York for a meeting of heads of state and South American representatives to coordinate actions against organized crime. He also met with his counterparts from Bolivia and Uruguay to move forward with the modernization of URUPABOL.
Paraguay’s president, Santiago Peña, took part in New York in the High-Level Meeting of the Santiago Regional Commitment against Transnational Organized Crime, a gathering held at the United Nations headquarters during the 81st session of the General Assembly, according to Última Hora.
According to that outlet, the meeting brought together heads of state and representatives from seven South American countries with the aim of promoting joint actions against organized crime and other cross-border threats. Paraguay had formally joined the mechanism in June of this year.
Still according to Última Hora, Peña said during his remarks that criminal organizations had adapted quickly and taken advantage of weaknesses in cooperation among states, and he called for updating strategies and strengthening joint work in security and defense. He also expressed Paraguay’s willingness to actively participate in that regional coordination.
In parallel, Peña met with the presidents of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, and Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, with whom he agreed to move forward with the modernization of URUPABOL, with an agenda focused on logistics, energy, connectivity, investments and regional security, Última Hora reported.
According to the publication, the three leaders agreed to continue the process of reactivating the mechanism, which had gone more than a decade without meetings. Among the points agreed upon are strengthening regional logistics based on the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, cooperation in energy and hydrocarbons, the push for greater air connectivity and the reactivation of URUPABOL Empresarial.
On security matters, the three countries agreed to strengthen intelligence sharing, police cooperation and border coordination to confront transnational organized crime. They also tasked their Foreign Ministries with following up on the commitments and plan to hold a new meeting during the semester, according to Última Hora.
The Paraguayan outlet also added that Peña led his country’s participation in the IETA North America Climate Summit, also in New York, a meeting linked to the development of carbon markets and climate investment.
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