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this has been a day that yes began with the encirclement the siege of cobble pulling the noose tighter. if you like, around the city, the cold. the nation of course of weeks of games by the taliban across afghan. it's done taking probably in stuff to providence gradually forces falling back as provinces fell and all of the focus, all of the attention, all of this great momentum that the taliban built up. then being focused and directed towards cobble itself, president national county has fled the country, and there were chaotic scenes and couples at forces. others also tried to leave us and the nation still have forces working to evacuate their citizens. the afghans who have supported them. the taliban says it's holding talks to form what

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l g 0. when you in the me, it's a narrow bridge of land in central america that connects north and south. but despite a sized b, 2 kilometer artificial waterway known as the panama canal, make the public of panama grocery point for international trade, connecting the atlantic and pacific ocean. the canal is considered one of the 7

wonders of the modern world. but the country is not only a passage for thousands of ships transporting goods from east to west panama. it's also a key transit point for thousands of migrants and asylum seekers going from south to noise when neighboring columbia open its borders in may. after lifting some of the coal with $900.00 restrictions, thousands of men, women, and even children from the region and beyond. arrived at the columbia, panama border. they risk it all cross in panama to release jungle in a desperate journey, searching for protection and better opportunities in the us and canada. and as the scale of international migration is on the rise, how we spend on my coping with the current crisis at its border funding. my minister, erica, we next talk to 0. ah, foreign minister. thank you. talking twice here. there's thousands of people that

are migrating from south america. countries like katie, we're heading to columbia, then panama, going to central america. and the objective is north america. why do you think this amount of people are moving right now? how many people are actually heading and coming towards panama, the migration phenomena. it is the phenomena off times of the 21st century in panama. and particularly, we've seen the ups and downs of this type of migration. specifically, we've tried to raise awareness of ed for significant time. now in 2015, we had a peak, including 2016. and now it seems that it's building up to, to what it could be very soon, a humanitarian crisis. again, the migration that we're dealing with is a different type of migration. there is already significant attention on the

northern triangle migration, so the ones that are migrating from one door, nicaragua, what am i going towards the north? and then there has been in the past a focus on the venezuela migration and the accident that happened given the political situation there. however, the meeting, the work convening and they awareness they were trying to race within the international community is for this very specific migration that is mostly from the caribbean, and then some from africa shark continental to off that arrived by air to the south in certain countries and then there make their way up to 2 united states, mostly about less than one percent of all of those migrants request asylum refugee. we've already try to re socialize them to get them interested in staying. we have a very distinct humanity, korean approach toward, towards that type of migration. we not only have prepared migration stations from

the, from the years preceding that already we had to deal with. so we are equipped to manage our control flow of migration and their phenomena, migration. we have to understand, we're not going to be able to stop it. there are significant and difficult root causes in each of the countries. but to the extent that we can understand what's happening and agree among ourselves, the originating countries, the ones that receive and the ones that the passageway such as panama, such as costa rica, colombia as well as the destination countries could make a significant impact. not only and how many were receiving, but the type of support and a were able to provide them. you have been very active in trying to talk to other countries involved in this migration. what you'd like to see happen. many terry

inquiry or that's something i've heard you say, i mean, how would you implement something like there? the 1st thing is it has to be a humanitarian approach. these are people that need our support. they know nobody chooses to be migrant. those are external causes. it is very difficult. they are hard breaking stories that you hear about the families, the children don't go through this process. and a lot of people that are taking advantage of their situation. going through their routes that they go, it can happen without somebody orchestrating where they go and profiting from from, from this route. so what we want, we want 1st with the humanitarian approach to make sure that everybody is following the same standards that we have in terms of care for the migrants. we do the health checkup, still tell checkup should be happening every single country where they're going

through this supporting term. so food in terms of princeton's principal, specifically for mothers or for children, they need special food and nourishment. and when they come here, they are severely dehydrated model, norrish. and it is a situation that to the extent that is not only panama, but the rest of the countries contributing and supporting this migraines, that we are, that we would be better equipped to serve the 2nd one in, nor to support migration. it has to be control, he can get out of control and this is not just to this continent. you see it in other continents. it is the same situation where if it goes uncontrolled and unchecked, it becomes a problem. are there any differences on how countries in the region on how to cope with what's happening? i mean, other differences with co kareka where i think i was with columbia. i mean,

how do you find a common ground on how to cope with the ongoing situation? there is a different response from each of the countries, and i would start by saying panama is the only country that not only doesn't charge them, because when they go to each of these countries, they can charge the microns, get charged for entering the country. so normally we not charge them, but we provide or the support and i made some very small country if we are able to do it, that means that every other countries should be doing their part and should be able to manage. we should not be seen seen where there is massive confusion and where they don't have a place to stay or they're not properly treated or even get the minimum health checkups as, as they're required. now, there are different approaches depending on your situation regarding the migration . there are countries that are receiving them because they're going by air. they

don't arrive in panama, they're not arriving in mexico, for instance. they're arriving into south and in this thing, countries that does allow for them to arrive there is the 2nd one, which is the countries that are sort of the passage for, for this type of migration. and they deal with different situation than the ones receiving. and then they are the destiny country, the number one that we all know is the united states. and we think that they, they should also look towards type of migration considering that the number one nationality cross in their south border is related to this type of migration. pressure from countries like the us or canada to try to prevent the migraines from, from because in the end where they're going in to the united states and canada. i mean, have you been pressured or, you know, if there is, you know, attempts to try to control the flow? no, we have not been pressure. and i think right now the main focus of attention has been

the north and triangle migration. i think that there is been, which we think is positive at the end. every type of migration should be dealt with, ideally, from the root causes so that you are helping what, what is creating the, the concern or the need to migrate rather than just control or try to block it. they do benefit as mexico and even as all the other countries, because if you think about it, i don't know on dura or nick her, our, all the countries where they have their own migrants going towards the us. they're also receiving this type of migration. so this is an added consideration are problem and top of the one that they already facing. so i think it benefit from multiple fronts to try to confront the situation and to come up with a more holistic approach in terms of solution one that is sustainable. not something sort of why not of blog or not blog or deal,

but rather something that is sustainable. again, i mentioned, i think that the migration it's, it's a phenomenal off times that we need to deal with in a sort of a more frontal approach. backing on to on to the region, the pandemic has generated lots of tension across the world. but we're seeing a lot of that tension in memory. we're seeing protests in columbia. we're seeing protests in cuba, in country that are ruled by the right. and in countries that are ruled by the left, why is what do you think is going on? well at the end and i think it goes back to the same causes for migration. regardless where you sit there, right the left, a center, there is a humanitarian problem. one driven by poverty by the economic situation. and that we can deal with regardless of where you said in the political spectrum.

and we should look for more areas of cooperation and not be limiting our support or not, depending on on the, the particular approach of the government. haiti, for instance, one of the number one nationality is that we see here in the migration, god vaccines, the 1st dose of vaccines maybe 10 days ago. that's, that's unthinkable and untenable if you consider the situation where they're going . so we all need to do our part and support and solving already towards the conditions that are happening and trying to at the very least have a very humane and humanitarian approach to dealing with this situation. so that we don't end up with, with the problems that the, or the sort of the peaks and crisis that we're seeing now, when you see the amount of people taking to the streets, protesting, do you think governments in the region are under pressure that people are demanding

change in a way what, what, what do you think you're an expert on, on, on politics in general? i mean, i'm, i'm interested in your analysis on, on how do you see the region as a whole? what with what's going on? i think that region it's, it's fairly complicated at the moment. it's fairly convoluted as it is, and we are not also acting as a blog. we stopped doing that almost a decade ago, which is unfortunate. and if i go back to a sample, for instance, under vaccine, you saw the european union negotiating a blog. now the african league may do some of that. you don't see that lighting american region coming together and we should, we should unite ourselves, understand that there are the challenges that are present in front of us. we can continue acting alone, but we need to come together again and understand regardless of the political situation that they are a bigger challenge climate action. it's something again that you cannot deal with

alone yet. central america, for instance, is one of the top regions affected by climate. so why we're not doing something together, why we're not acting or collaborating more in solutions that do not continue with this cycle of poverty, where a country writ recovers from a hurricane and the money that should be directed towards helping poverty and sub just recovery process for the for the disaster that the hurricane causes when one of the good life issues in the region is for example, what's happening in the gallery and i want and in venezuela finance, as part of the lima group and they've been pushing for elections. and specifically, what do you think has been the results? i mean, what, what's your opinion on what's happening now? not only been put on what the approach has been the tried to solve the prices that

yeah, i think that that they approach the we've had so far on the venezuelan crisis has not been successful. and the sooner that we come to terms with that reality and we say we can do more of the same because he's not having any consequences. he has not had any meaningful impact the sooner that we'll start making or going around alternative approaches that could drive change. and i think the same sort of frustration we share when he goes to nicaragua because it's being turn national community being tested once again. and how we react towards that and what we do a suck community, we can fail again. we, we've already had that situation in the past. so we need to again, come together and try to with that meaningful approaches that, that have a concrete impact such a we don't end up in the same situation. what would be the alternative?

because it's also we, we see the really my group, the sanctions, etc. and even the fight in ministration. they're considering like different approaches. i mean you see a 3rd option that is not the one that's thing though. until now, i think that sometimes we are quick to, to look for very aggressive statements and find up to all the statements and publicize in the, the, the true impact of those statements. we've seen it so far, whether you have a statement from one contrary to countries or 20 countries. it's not going, it's going to drive change. we, we, we advocate for, for trying to generate dialogue to try to push the needle

a little bit further to make sure that there's as much of inclusiveness in terms of the political parties, observation and the electoral process, etc. so trying to he may not be from one day to the other, but maybe that's never going to happen. and we need to push at least for some change so little by little we accomplish and we look towards a new future that we need for these countries. what, what's your opinion on, on the oh, yes, from the organization of american states. i mean, do you see it as an organization that can force agreement between countries? would you like to see others organizations being created? i mean, because definitely there is need for more cooperation, i mean, in the region to, to, to transform what's, what's going on right now. yeah. there is more need and, and again, i think i go back to the same principles sort of drawing depends. i meg the,

the amount of that, that where in our region and cases does not conform where the population we were one of the hardest hit regions in the world. yet we're not doing anything different with the vaccines situation and the same with the climate action. again hardy's head, yet we're not able to come to terms. so there is clearly a need for that or cooperation and trying to maybe take it to remove the political dialogue a little bit and focus and the main and core issues that should be at the top priority for every single foreign policy within our region. it's key and hopefully we can start then with the challenges that we have in front of us. if we haven't realized that by now, then the future is not right for our, for region. if and then we have had a major impact on the economy in, in,

in the region, what would you like to see happen in the future? do you think that there is a before and after that this is a time to change. you know, how latin american economies, how panama economy is going to move forward. i certainly think that this is a key time i key moment to do things different because we've just, it's evidence that what we've been doing isn't and off any has just shown how much of the differences in terms of inequality exists within our region. so if we are continuing to do the same, we're certainly in the wrong path. now, what do we do? different i'll take, for example, the issue of women empowerment and equality you hear and all the speeches, women in power, we believe in that in the quality. yet, this is the moment where that speech could be transformed into action, because this is the 1st time in recent history where most of the public policy or

the economy of each countries driven by the state. every single country depends on the state, mostly and not only the private sector drive into force because we're all recovering from the fund. i mean, we've all gone into massive dad, etc. so it is the time where you can say, okay, if i belief in women, i can put them at the top of the agenda and say for instance, tax credits, specifically for women, work incentives, et cetera. so everything that we've sort of dealt with and say, this is what i would like to happen. this is the time because whatever each government decides to put at the top of the agenda, it could drive meaningful change. important countries like china and the united states have increased their presence in latin america, increasing investment 11 america. what do you think of that? our approach towards china has been edge. china is an

economy, super power, super house that we can neglect, given the panama canal the we have. so we, while we have relatively young a diplomatic relation, given the panama canal, or economy that is dependent on commerce, will look to strengthen that, that, that type of cooperation and, and, and increase they to make sure that, that we are developing with commerce and in everything where they are interesting as well. however, our strongest economic and strategic ally has always been to us, and that will continue to be the case. so our role when we see this kalash is cautious between power houses to step back. we remain neutral.

it is not our place to be in the midst of what one might say or the other. we stand back, we are extremely neutral. we have successfully maintained that position through all the time. studies now more important than ever for a panama to remain into have 2 separate relation which each of these economic set that was my question know, finance such as small country, i mean in the middle in a way, in the tension that exists between the united states and china, you know, how, how do you handle that pension? i mean, do you find moments where, you know, how, how do you keep the balance we, i think the, we've been fairly successful and remove in ourselves from the subject matters that room, that costs attention to and not stay in the middle. i think in the past or certain countries try to look for one or the other. we don't think that's our place. it's not it's. busy not what we've done in the past and what we've been successful for

panama and we can, we think that we'll continue that same route of having our separate relation and remove ourselves from every area that that causes tension among themselves. and one last question, finalize known to be in a way, attacks have perceived such around the world. and it seems now that the world is changing, the trying to increase corporate tax around the world. a minimum corporate tax. how do you adapt? yeah, we, we, we are not a tax haven, we are perceived as one. but when you look into the specifics, there is no bank secrecy and panama. there is no area where you you can hide your assets and the, and the information will not be shared with whatever country you come from. in fact, most countries share the information with 10 would 12 with 30 countries. we share the information with 72 countries, which means that every single of our banks go through the list of whoever has money

here and make sure that whoever you are national from the information is sent. so we've suffered in the past from unfortunate scandals that had very little to do with pat myself and but we've sort of turned the page and we've been extremely committed probably going above and beyond in and on. a simple example would be that out of the over $750000.00 corporations that we have in panama, we'd be register half of those. so over $300.00 of those corporations were de registered to make sure it to the minimal if there was no complaining even a minimum of the requirements. no other country in the world has ever done such or taken such a bowl stab to sort of clear their name and make sure that we're known for what we

are for the standards that we have. the k y c, the a m l compliance is that our banks have people come here to try to open bank accounts and they end up leaving and going to very well known jurisdiction. and i mean, porton economies because they're not able to open the bank account here, they are somewhere else. so i think that we are, we are extremely proud and, and are trying to get shy more light into the standards and protocols. because as you say, we're only interested in good investment which at the entrance and multiplies into more and positive investment, we are interested, we one good investment investment that we can trace back investment will stay here . that will create more economic opportunities for panamanians and, and we want to be known as a beacon for transferring around the world. thank you very much. thank you for

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