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During his official visit to Mexico, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez, held the First Meeting of Concurrent Mexican Ambassadors in Panama, an occasion that allowed him to hold bilateral meetings with the diplomatic representatives of 12 countries and invite them to adhere to the Protocol of the Permanent Neutrality Treaty of the Panama Canal.
In the meetings with the concurrent ambassadors in Panama, Foreign Minister Martinez-Acha Vasquez proposed adhesion to the Treaty of Permanent Neutrality of the interoceanic waterway as a legal guarantee of world trade, a political signal of support for international law and a concrete act of trust towards Panama as a safe, stable and predictable country.
The meetings were held with Messaoud Mehila, ambassador of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria; Rachel Moseley, Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Australia; Seymur Fataliyev, ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Milan Cigan, ambassador of the Slovak Republic; Shozab Abbas, ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Arvin Reyes De Leon, ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines; Adli Qasem Alkhaledi, ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Nguyen Van Hai, ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and the ambassador of the Republic of Cote dIvoire, Ly Djerou Robert.
It also included Hayk Hakobyan, charge daffaires of the Republic of Armenia; Nikoloz Sakhvadze, Charge dAffaires of Georgia; and Milos Markovic, charge daffaires of the Serbian Republic.
The meetings allowed Minister Martinez-Acha Vasquez to strengthen the mechanisms of political consultations and the modernization of legal instruments to give greater institutionality to relations with these friendly governments.
Foreign Minister Martinez-Acha Vasquez presented Panama as a global logistics, port and air hub, highlighting the countrys strategic position as an interoceanic connector and regional platform, linked to MERCOSUR of which it is an associate member.
It also promoted investments in ports, infrastructure, renewable energy, semiconductors, maritime logistics and air connectivity, including possible agreements with airlines, in the case of Australia, and opportunities with Asia and West Africa.
In addition, the head of Panamanian diplomacy addressed cooperation in sustainability, climate change and green transition with the concurrent ambassadors in Panama. He addressed initiatives linked to COP31 and COP17, Panamas environmental leadership as a carbon negative country and cooperation in clean energy, technological agriculture and climate mobility, positioning Panama as a serious, pragmatic and committed environmental partner.
Another of the topics discussed was economic projection and active commercial diplomacy.
Minister Martinez-Acha Vasquez extended invitations to participate in EXPOCOMER 2027, in the Bicentennial of the Amphictyonic Congress and in multilateral forums, promoting investment agreements, double taxation treaties, academic cooperation and reciprocal support in international candidatures.
