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Panama City, 19 January (EFE).- Panama will support dialogue and regional cooperation when it participates in the VII Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which will take place on 19 January will be January 24 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Panamanian government reported this Thursday.
Panama’s Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo, who will attend the Celac summit on behalf of Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo, said that as a member of this regional political forum, her country “has declared its willingness to support initiatives consistent with the strategies of Panama.” foreign policy”.
In this sense, a statement by the Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicates that Secretary of State Mencomo will try to reaffirm the national government’s commitment to use this mechanism of dialogue and agreement “to face together the challenges that arise and to come to an agreement on action in a variety of areas, including ensuring sustainable economic recovery.
The Director of External Relations will also “strongly call for peace and dialogue as the only way to achieve this goal” and “acknowledge efforts to advance the regional agenda and in particular on the issues of the Celac Action Plan”.
Dialogue as a peace mechanism, proposing Panama as an international agri-food hub, making the Panamanian Humanitarian Center available to the region, and proposing progress on combating money laundering are among the issues that the Panamanian foreign minister will address during the dialogue high.
According to official statements, the head of Panamanian diplomacy will also deal with “the growing migration flows, which today represent one of the great challenges of the global agenda”.
The authorities of Panama, a country that registers large numbers of migrants and provides temporary housing, have repeatedly asked for help from the international community to address the migration problem and address it as a regional phenomenon.
The passage of irregular migrants through the Darién Jungle, the dangerous natural border between Panama and Colombia, rose 85.6% year-on-year in 2022 to a historic figure of 248,284, according to Panamanian government data.
The Panamanian Foreign Minister will travel to Argentina next Monday to attend the VII Celac Summit, which will culminate in the adoption of the Buenos Aires Presidential Declaration, an official source told EFE today.
Comprised of 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries, Celac includes countries that speak Spanish, Portuguese, French, English and Dutch. EFE
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