Signing of a Cooperation Agreement between OAS DDOT and Strategos BIP to Fight Illicit Trade in the Region
As part of the Triangles Strategy, the strategic and operational alliance to combat illicit trade in Latin America, the General Cooperation Agreement has been signed between the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS DDOT) and Strategos BIP.
As part of the Triangles Strategy, a strategic and operational alliance to combat illicit trade in Latin America, the signing has taken place of the General Cooperation Agreement between the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) and Strategos BIP which aims to establish a framework of collaboration to strengthen the fight against illicit trade and transnational organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The agreement was signed on June 20, 2024 in Panama City by Rubén Farje, Representative in Panama of the Organization of American States, and Juan Carlos Buitrago, coordinator of the Triangles Strategy and CEO of Strategos BIP.
Key points of the agreement:
🔹 Advisory services, information exchange and meeting attendance: Strategos BIP will support the OAS in formulating strategies and providing technical assistance to member States to improve their institutional capacities.
🔹 Information exchange and cooperative relations: The dissemination of relevant documents, publications and studies will be facilitated to strengthen the regulatory and operational framework against organized crime.
🔹 Development of joint projects: Research initiatives, training and institutional strengthening will be promoted to combat illicit trade and its effects on regional security.
🔹 Strategic coordination: Specific agreements and annual work programs will be established to implement concrete cooperation actions in key areas of common interest.
🔹 Regional impact: The alliance seeks to improve the regional response to the illicit trade in products such as tobacco, medicines and alcoholic beverages, as well as arms trafficking and other related crimes.
This agreement reinforces the importance of public-private cooperation in the fight against criminal economies and in strengthening the institutions in charge of security and trade in the region.
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