Miami, United States. – The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, will undertake this February 1, a six -day tour of Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic to promote the foreign policy of President Donald Trump known as “America First” (United States first).
The State Department reported That the agenda will focus on “stopping illegal migration and a large scale, fighting the scourge of transnational criminal organizations and drug traffickers, (and) counteract China.”
The starting point will be Panama, where Rubio arrives on Saturday, in the middle of the controversy for Trump’s promise to “recover” the Panama channel before the alleged influence of China In that interoceanic path. The Panamanian government has denied this influence, although analysts such as Rodrigo Noriega, which was Cited by the EFE agencythey consider that the secretary’s visit could “lower the tension” on the subject.
Likewise, the American official dialogue about the situation of the dangerous jungle of the Darién, border step that hundreds of migrants use daily to North America, and where Panama, under policies of former minister José Raúl Mulino, has implemented containment measures with containment measures with US financial support
In El Salvador, according to EFE, some experts foresee the possibility that President Nayib Bukele looks for an agreement that offers “a more benign treatment for Salvadoran migrants” in exchange for receiving people from other nationalities.
Rubio will also scale in Costa Rica, a country that President Rodrigo Chaves described as “strategic partner” of the United States. Subsequently, in Guatemala, he will meet with the president Bernardo Arévalo de León and Foreign Minister Carlos Martínez to address border security and the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, among other points. The closure of the tour will take place on February 5 and 6 in the Dominican Republic, where the crisis of neighboring Haiti and migration will be priority issues.
Rubio has been a constant critic of the Nicaraguan regime. Since his stage as a senator, he has accused President Daniel Ortega of having “his hands stained with blood” and leading a “criminal dictatorship that tortures political prisoners”.
