Dominican and US authorities agreed on the need to take advantage of new communication technologies to improve the exchange of information, in order to combat transnational crime and collaboration in cases of natural disasters more effectively. region.
This was expressed by Defense Minister Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfa and the head of the United States Southern Command, Craig Faller, who expressed their interest in the convened nations being able to share their experiences.
These intentions were presented during the first day of the session of the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (Cansec), where they also indicated the importance of creating mechanisms to optimize joint military operations.
Also in the activity the director of operations of the Ministry of Defense shared the results of the integration of the capabilities of the Armed Forces and the actions carried out by the health authorities.
He also cited support for the implementation of mechanisms such as curfews, epidemiological surveillance from C5i and patient care.
“This space has allowed us to show that we have a disciplined military component, organized and made available to our people, in a timely manner to ensure the protection of the population,” said Guerrero Classe.
At the end of the day, Díaz Morfa concluded by saying “without shared information, it is as if we were blind. The union is the strength; we propose respect and that we can assume the protocols and guidelines that are necessary jointly, to the in the end, the important thing is the will, to solve any problem “.