Panama rejects Pentagon chiefs idea of US bases on its soil

Panama rejects Pentagon chiefs idea of US bases on its soil

Panama has rejected Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth's idea of US bases on its soil

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EADaily, April 12th, 2025. The Panamanian authorities refused to deploy US military bases on their territory. According to La Radio del Sur, the Minister of Public Security of Panama, Frank Abrego, said that his country and the United States would continue joint defense exercises…

While the United States described the visit of its Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, to Panama as productive, the Central American country urged the United States to respect its sovereignty over the Canal and rejects the "foreign military bases" within Panamanian territory. According to an official note from the Panamanian Foreign Ministry released on Thursday, in the joint communiqué issued by both nations on Tuesday, April 8, the US Defense …