Venezuela says it is willing to work with Colombia on border security

Venezuela's government said ​on Thursday it is ‌willing ​to coordinate security efforts with neighboring Colombia to combat transnational crime ‌along their 2,219-kilometer shared border.

The announcement comes as Colombia seeks Venezuelan help in order to find a Colombian army officer ‌kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group near ‌the border on November 4.