The itinerary of the first trip of the new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, includes scheduled visits to Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Panama
The new Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, He will make his first official tour of Latin America this January. His agenda includes scheduled visits to Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Panama.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce briefly reported this Thursday, January 23, about the tour: “Secretary Rubio will travel to Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic starting at the end of next week.”
The agency EFE He said that Rubio’s visit to Panama will take place at a time of tension due to President Donald Trump’s promise to “retake” US control over the Panama Canal, which has generated repudiation from the authorities of the Central American country.
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In his Senate confirmation hearing, Rubio suggested that China’s use of the Panama Canal represents a violation of the terms of the delivery of that interoceanic waterway to Panamanians.
Secretary Marco Rubio’s tour to the region also after Nicolás Maduro was inaugurated on January 10 for a new mandate, without the CNE having shown the voting records despite complaints of electoral fraud by the opposition and the international community.
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