Guatemala - At the Summit of Latin American Integration and Development, CALC, in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, the President of Guatemala, Alvaro Colom, presented the iniciative to conform a multinational force to fight narco activity in the region. To discuss the details of how such a multinational force can be build a new meeting among Presidents is planned for January 2009 in Panama.
The governments of Colombia and Panama agreed to support the initiative of the President of Guatemala, Alvaro Colom. "In January in Panama, we will be together with the other president's to address the issues of crime and actions to be taken by governments to give greater security to our citizens," said President Martín Torrijos of Panama.
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