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Colombia disagrees with Panama, is unwilling to shut down Darien Gap migration route

Migrants carrying children walk by the jungle near Bajo Chiquito village, the first border control of the Darien Province in Panama (Credit: AFP)

A top Colombian official said the government disagrees with the vow made by Panama's president-elect to shut down the Darien Gap, located in the border between the countries and a key migration route for people seeking to make their way to North America.

Speaking to AFP, Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo addressed the statements made by José Raúl Mulino. "It is a conversation we must continue, but Colombia obviously wouldn't agree with shutting down the border, and even less so with shutting down the Darien Gap," he said.

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