Triangles Strategy Preparatory Meeting - Central Triangle Chapter in Panama.
On Thursday, June 20, the Preparatory Meeting of the Triangles Strategy was successfully held at the headquarters of Panama's Customs Authority, seeking to reduce the incidence and negative effects of illicit trade in the region.
Growth and Change from COEPA to the Triangles Strategy
As part of the preparatory meeting for the expansion of COEPA, the most significant public-private strategic and operational alliance in the region to combat illicit trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, Strategos BIP convened authorities, the private sector, international organizations and academia in Panama City.
The expansion of COEPA into the Triangles Strategy involves including Peru, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic in the COEPA triangle, as well as adding two other triangles: the Northern Triangle (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico) and the Southern Triangle (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay).
Working Table and Signing of the Agreement between OAS-DDOT and Strategos BIP
At the meeting, the agreement was signed with the Department against Transnational Organized Crime of the Organization of American States (OAS-DDOT). This agreement facilitates advisory services, information exchange and OAS-DDOT's participation in the alliance and in the dialogue table to mark the growth and change from COEPA to the Triangles Strategy.
Presentation of Recognitions
On behalf of Strategos BIP, the University for Peace, Universidad Hemisferios of Ecuador, CO-LADCA and FELADE, General (RA) Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias, founder and CEO of Strategos BIP and coordinator of the Triangles Strategy alliance, gave a special recognition to the Director of Panama's National Customs Authority, Tayra Ivonne Barsallo, for her leadership, dedication and valuable contribution in seeking to reduce the incidence and negative effects of illicit trade in Panama. Dr. Claudia Marín, director of Colombian Customs, also extended recognition and congratulations to her Panamanian counterpart.
Meeting with Soraya Valdivieso, Nominated Director of Panama's National Customs Authority
During the event, there was an opportunity to speak with the incoming director of Panama's National Customs Authority, Soraya Valdivieso de Pérez Bido, appointed by the president-elect. Collaboration efforts between the public and private sectors to prevent and combat illicit trade across the region were discussed, recognizing the key and strategic role that Panama plays in this phenomenon as an engine of the economy and global trade. Dr. Soraya expressed her support for the Triangles Strategy, as well as for the alliance's next meeting to be held in her country this 2024.
Participating Entities
Authorities:
Government of Panama: National Customs Authority, Ministry of Public Security, National Police and Public Prosecutor's Office.
Government of Colombia: National Tax and Customs Directorate, National Police (POLFA) and UIAF.
Government of Ecuador: National Police. British Embassy in Panama.
International organizations:
Police Community of the Americas (AMERIPOL), the Organization of American States (OAS), Europol, INTERPOL.
Private sector:
Philip Morris International, Guatemalan Chamber of Industry, Diageo, ASIPI, Fedefarma, BASC Panama, Estrategia Jurídica, Moran IP, and Estudio Benedetti.
Academia: COLADCA Community, Universidad Hemisferios and University for Peace and the Foundation for the Study of Money Laundering and Crime (FELADE).
Foundations of the Alliance
Strategos BIP is a consulting firm in investigation, security and the protection of legal trade in Latin America & the Caribbean, acting as coordinator of the Triangles Strategy. For more information, you can contact us at: triangulos@strategosbip.com Website: www.strategosbip.com
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