Mercosur leaders push for a regional security architecture against organized crime

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The Mercosur summit in Luque focused on developing a regional security architecture to combat transnational organized crime. Several leaders emphasized the establishment of concrete goals and deadlines to strengthen cooperation among member and associated states.

The fight against transnational organized crime emerged as one of the central themes of Mercosur's 68th summit of heads of state, held on Tuesday in the Paraguayan city of Luque, where several leaders called for building a regional security "architecture" with concrete goals and deadlines. The issue ran through the addresses of the bloc's presidents and those of its associated states, at a summit where Paraguay handed over the pro tempore presidency to Uruguay.