BRUSSELS. Today, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană met with Colombian Defence Minister Iván Velásquez Gómez at NATO Headquarters.
The Deputy Secretary General stressed the importance of NATO’s partnership with Colombia and the unique perspective Colombia offers as a NATO partner in Latin America.
Geoană and Velásquez discussed common security challenges and areas of cooperation under the new NATO-Colombia partnership programme agreed in December 2021.
The impact of climate change on security, maritime security, demining, military interoperability and defence education are among the priorities of the enhanced cooperation between NATO and Colombia.
Geoană also praised Colombia for its integrity-building work and its strong commitment to deepening cooperation with NATO on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. Colombia became a NATO partner in 2017, the first in Latin America.
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