Colombia outlines security and intelligence cooperation priorities with Israel
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A ministerial statement set out planned priorities in strategic intelligence, cybersecurity and illicit financial flows.
Colombia’s Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar outlined plans to expand security and intelligence cooperation with Israel in an address to Colombia’s Congress on 16 September 2026. The ministry identified strategic intelligence, cybersecurity and information on illicit financial flows as priorities. It also described efforts to prevent weapons and technology from reaching criminal networks and to address drug trafficking, arms trafficking, money laundering and smuggling. The statement places the proposed international cooperation within Colombia’s renewed bilateral relationship with Israel.
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The ministry’s announcement describes planned priorities rather than a newly signed agreement.
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