Bloomberg reported on the U.S. Secretary of State's plans to visit Panama

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit Panama after the promises of U.S. President Donald Trump to return control over the Panama Canal. This was reported by Bloomberg agency on Thursday, January 23, citing a source.

According to him, the visit should take place next week as part of a tour of Latin America. The head of the State Department will also visit Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica.

If this trip takes place, it will be the first for Rubio after taking office, specified "Gazeta.Ru".

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Earlier, on January 20, Trump at his inauguration once again repeated the thesis that the Panama Canal is "managed" by China, and therefore the U.S. intends to "take back" the waterway. Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino again rejected the Republican's statements on the subject and emphasized the canal's belonging to his country.

Prior to that, on December 22, 2024, Trump said that the US would demand the return of control over the Panama Canal if the Central American republic did not renegotiate the terms of its use.