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Regarding the working day in that area at the National Security Council, the Vice President explained that thanks to the efforts of the Ministries of Defense and Interior, secret laboratories were destroyed and illegal farms were eliminated.

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He reiterated the government’s commitment to issues of immigration, environment and combating drug trafficking, describing operations in this regard as successful.

The President of the State, for his part, commented that he had assigned the National Security Council the task of strengthening the state’s presence in that demarcation through policies to protect borders, support agriculture, save the environment, and combat drugs.

Within the framework of the event – according to details from the local press – it is planned to supervise the conservation and protection of natural resources protected by the department. Authorities from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food; Defense; Government; Environment and Natural Resources; Guatemalan Migration Institute; National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction; and the National Council of Protected Areas are participating.

As well as representatives of the National Civil Police; Supervision of Tax Administration; Attorney General’s Office, among others.

The National Security Council, established on a permanent basis, sets policies and strategies and advises the President in making decisions on this issue.

In mid-May, before meeting with his counterpart, Manuel Lopez Obrador, in the Mexican city of Tapachula, in the state of Chiapas, Arévalo stated that his government wanted a border that would unite his people with those of Mexico.

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At a distance of 53 kilometers from the meeting point between the two countries, the President stressed that the physical borders between different countries are sometimes separate and sometimes bring the population closer together.

The presidential duo of Arévalo and Herrera took office on January 14 (after just six months) until 2028, amid multiple challenges, including insecurity.

Months ago, the National Army reinforced this issue in Beitin with more than two thousand soldiers to prevent the entry of criminal groups.

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