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Government Establishes Permanent Coordination Body for Border Security

The new body will oversee Armed Forces support in border zones under strict legal limits with existing budgets in preparation for its first annual deployment plan.

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La ministra de Seguridad Patricia Bullrich junto al titular de la cartera de Defensa, Luis Petri
El ministro de Defensa, Luis Petri, junto a la titular de la cartera de Seguridad, Patricia Bullrich.
Los ministros Luis Petri y Patricia Bullrich conformarán el primer nivel de la mesa

Overview

  • Resolución Conjunta 68/2025 published in the Boletín Oficial formalized the Mesa Conjunta de Coordinación between the Defence and National Security ministries.
  • The body is charged with planning, supervising and evaluating joint border operations to optimize territorial surveillance and strengthen institutional cooperation.
  • It adopts a three-tier governance model with ministers Luis Petri and Patricia Bullrich at the top level defining deployment zones.
  • Operational functions encompass drafting annual deployment plans, setting interagency protocols, conducting weekly progress reports and evaluating logistical needs.
  • Its first task is to draft the inaugural annual deployment plan and operational orders within the legal, geographic and budgetary limits specified in the resolution.