Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras announced that Colombia will assist Ecuador in the war on drugs.
Vargas Lleras made this announcement after a meeting on Thursday with his Ecuadorean counterpart, Gustavo Jalkh, in which they discussed security issues.
The collaboration is part of efforts to re-establish a positive relationship between the two countries.
After the meeting, Ecuador expressed interest in Colombia’s work to “purify” its national police. “Colombia has an interesting experience under a legislative development which allows to skillfully identify and separate the bad members of a police force,” Jalkh stated.
Ecuadorean President, Rafael Correa, announced he would purge the police force of corrupt members following a rebellion on September 30 over police salaries.
Jalkh said Vargas Lleras had “explained to him some effective experiences Colombia had with reforming institutions.”
Ecuador broke all diplomatic ties with Colombia after the latter bombed a FARC camp on Ecuadorean territory in March 2008.