Washington (AP) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio After traveling to Mexico and Ecuador next week, he made his fourth foreign trip in the Western Hemisphere. President Donald Trump Top diplomat in January.
Rubio already owned I traveled to Latin America and Caribbean Two times this year and heading towards Canada, this will include returning to the region to discuss the Trump administration’s priorities that will lead to illegal migration, fighting organized crime and drug cartels, and countering what the US believes. Malicious behavior in China In that backyard.
Rubio’s “four trip to the hemisphere demonstrates the US’s unwavering commitment to protecting its borders and neutralizing the Nalco-terrorist threat to its hometown, ensuring a level playing field for American businesses,” the State Department said Thursday.
Rubio’s first foreign trip as Secretary of State was to Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. Accepting deportation of immigrants from the US. An agreement with El Salvador, which could include the deportation of US citizens, remains contested in federal courts.
Rubio later traveled to Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname.
A senior State Department official said almost every country in Latin America is now accepting the return of its citizens deported from the United States, with most of them increasing their actions against drug cartels, except in Nicaragua. Designated foreign terrorist organizations By the US
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said advances have been made to preview details about what would be a private diplomatic conversation and to counter Western hemisphere China, including steps to help Panama regain it. Management of Canal Port Facilities By Chinese companies, remove it from China’s belt and road development initiatives.
Officials said Ecuador has begun to try to extract itself from the belt and road schemes, but has already been added to what he called a “predatory” debt to China.
Rubio will take place in Mexico City and Quito from Tuesday through Thursday, the State Department said.
