WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with Colombia’s
defense minister yesterday in Bogota to reaffirm the long-standing defense
relationship between the United States and Colombia, chief Pentagon
spokesperson Dana W. White said.
In a statement summarizing the meeting, White said the
secretary met with Defense Minister Guillermo Botero.
“The leaders discussed a broad range of defense issues, and
the secretary thanked the minister for their country’s regional leadership role
as a security exporter,” White said.
The secretary also thanked Colombia for its work regionally
to denounce undemocratic actions – especially those in Venezuela and Nicaragua,
White said.
The leaders agreed to work together to achieve mutual
strategic objectives to address regional challenges, she said.
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