The joint exercise reinforced preparation for threats to the security of the Panama Canal and other strategic infrastructure.

PHOTOS: Rubio is off to Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind “It’s impossible, I can’t negotiate,” Mulino said Thursday.

Rubio added that “if China wanted to obstruct traffic in the Panama Canal, they could,” and that would be a violation of the 1977 treaty signed by former President Jimmy Carter under which the ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his first foreign trip in office, arriving in Central America on Saturday to press President Donald Trump’s top priority — curbing ...

Rubio added that “if China wanted to obstruct traffic in the Panama Canal, they could,” and that would be a violation of the 1977 treaty signed by former President Jimmy Carter under which the ...

Rubio added that “if China wanted to obstruct traffic in the Panama Canal, they could,” and that would be a violation of the 1977 treaty signed by former President Jimmy Carter under which the ...

Rubio will arrive in Panama on Saturday for meetings the following day with Mulino and the canal administrator. He will then travel to El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.

Rubio's first stop on the five-nation tour Saturday will be Panama, whose president, José Raúl Mulino, says there will be no negotiation over the canal.

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