Guatemala City. -AGN- Brenda Larios. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mario Búcaro, reaffirmed the commitment of the government of Guatemala to ensure an orderly and safe migration.
He expressed, “We have been working on the massive flows of migrants. As a government, we reaffirm our commitment to ensure orderly, safe, regular, and optional migration.”
The diplomat also called for people to avoid risking their lives by migrating irregularly.
Joint Operation
On October 21, authorities of Guatemala and Mexico carried out an operational exercise at the Rodolfo Robles bridge located on the border between Tecún Umán, San Marcos, and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas.
Bucaro stated, “We are coordinating actions with Mexico, in our borders, to create the conditions that will allow a regular migration.”
Honduran authorities also participated in this meeting. The purpose was to continue strengthening the coordination on border issues, particularly the exchange of information and good practices.
#Información | Continúan en desarrollo operativos interinstitucionales para regular la situación migratoria en el país. ➡️ https://t.co/yUXBa8Othj pic.twitter.com/anGXRCfjm5
— Migración Guatemala (@MigracionGuate) October 25, 2022
Ongoing Communication
The authorities of Guatemala and Mexico stressed the need to establish alliances to exchange strategic information on mixed migratory flows and to fight the smuggling of migrants and human trafficking.
Likewise, these strategies also seek to generate timely care for migrants in vulnerable situations. These must rely upon respect for human rights.
They also urged dialogue and collaboration between countries of origin, transit, and destination to provide effective responses to prevent massive flows of people migrating irregularly. These actions are taken under the principle of shared responsibility.
In addition, it was stressed that the necessary guidelines should be strengthened to increase regional cooperation and create the conditions for safe, orderly, humane, and regular migration. This is part of the commitments undertaken in the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, signed in June 2022.
#Operativos | 📹 Se continúan realizando operativos interinstitucionales de manera coordinada con @Ejercito_GT y @PNCdeGuatemala, con el fin de prevenir la migración irregular. pic.twitter.com/9EFTvEqNDm
— Migración Guatemala (@MigracionGuate) October 25, 2022
