What did the United States, Colombia and Panama agree on regarding migration?

Migration has become a challenge for several countries on the continent, such as Colombia, Panama and the United States, which met on Monday to try to improve several aspects that will allow them to take on this challenge with greater determination.

During a meeting held by the foreign ministers of Colombia and Panama, Luis Gilberto Murillo and Javier Martínez-Acha, and the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, they discussed several relevant issues about how they could deal with this situation, according to the EFE news agency.

The meeting took place in the city of Cartagena de Indias. During the meeting they spoke about the long history of collaboration that these nations have had over the last three years, which, according to the joint statement they issued, has led to remarkable results.

Among the notable agreements reached is the improvement of the exchange of information, taking into account that “the irregular migratory flows that pass through the border between Colombia and Panama are global in scope and involve populations of more than 90 nationalities, some of which entered the region through third countries.”

Another of the goals they have planned is “dialogue with third countries in the region to increase safe, orderly and humane alternatives that reduce irregular migration.”

Colombia and Panama will adopt a work plan “with concrete and realistic actions that strengthen the state presence of Colombia and Panama on their common border.”

For its part, the US government expressed its desire to “continue to expand collaboration between the three countries to implement and strictly apply a strategy to address the historic migratory flows that challenge our countries.” This was stated by Mayorkas, who highlighted the good relationship between the three countries.

They also discussed the need to strengthen “issues of development cooperation, regular channels and protection mechanisms in terms of migration and tripartite mechanisms.”

In the statement, the governments “recognize the threats posed by transnational criminal organizations that profit from the exploitation of migrants” and reaffirmed their commitment “to identify different mechanisms to dismantle these networks and bring these criminals to justice.”

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