The US authorities, led by Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, and the President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, met to analyze the situation in Venezuela and apply formulas that to stop the passage of illegal immigrants through the Darién jungle.

Both countries signed a Cooperative situation information integration (CSII) agreement, which “enables nations to securely exchange air, sea and land routes in near real time, strengthening joint efforts in combating illicit trafficking, disaster relief, search and rescue, and monitoring territorial fishing waters.”

This bilateral pact will Help stop the transit of illegal immigrants through the Darién junglemainly from Venezuela, who are forced to leave their country because of the situation they have created under the rule of dictator Nicolás Maduro.

According to a report by Infobae, since 2024 began, more than 212,000 people had to cross the dangerous jungle of Darién to enter US territory.

Elections in Venezuela

Another topic of the meeting was the elections in Venezuela and the electoral fraud committed by Nicolás Maduro. Panama is one of the countries with which the dictator has decided to break off diplomatic relationsafter Mulino’s government rejected the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as election winner and elected President of Venezuela.

Initially, the White House’s position was similar to that of Panama. The Biden-Harris administration appointed a few days later And she said the exact opposite: she no longer recognized González as the elected president and only called for transparency in the vote count and, in the event of an opposition victory, a peaceful transfer of power.