{"id":25729,"date":"2019-04-09T12:56:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T17:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=25729"},"modified":"2019-04-09T12:57:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T17:57:56","slug":"panama-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/panama-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/varela-and-abe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25730\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/varela-and-abe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/varela-and-abe.jpg 850w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/varela-and-abe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/varela-and-abe-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s efforts to boost Latin American connectivity featured during President Juan Carlos Varela\u2019s visit to Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Japan praised Panama\u2019s decision to proceed with construction of a transport project based on Japanese monorail technology as leaders of the two countries met in Tokyo to strengthen bilateral ties. Tokyo\u2019s support for the monorail project comes as a time when Beijing is also vying for influence in the Central American country. Panama <a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2017\/06\/taiwan-loses-another-ally-as-panama-embraces-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2017<\/a> and has since expressed enthusiasm for Chinese President Xi Jinping\u2019s flagship Belt and Road initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Panama\u2019s president, Juan Carlos Varela, visited Tokyo for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other senior officials on April 4, three years after his previous trip to the Japan\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Abe argued that economic relations between Japan and Panama \u201cconstitute a model for Japan\u2019s efforts to enhance connectivity with Latin America and the Caribbean in a multifaceted manner,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/la_c\/m_ca_c\/pa\/page4e_000999.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a summary issued by the Japanese government<\/a>. Abe added that Japan intended to work with Panama as a partner across the Pacific Ocean based on their shared values.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders discussed progress on the Panama Metro Line 3 project, which Tokyo is helping to build with an Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) loan. According to the government summary, the monorail system will connect the western side of the metropolitan area of Panama and downtown Panama City, with the aim of improving transport links and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The project is underpinned by a loan from Japan totaling 281 billion yen ($2.5 billion), for which notes were exchanged during a previous meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/press4e_002388.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Japanese government says<\/a> this is Tokyo\u2019s largest ever ODA loan for Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Japanese companies Hitachi and Mitsubishi signed a contract with the operators of the Panama Metro relating to the monorail cars and system.<\/p>\n<p>Hosting Varela on April 4, Abe said he was glad with the formal decision to proceed with Panama Metro Line 3 and voiced his support for the early start of the project \u201cin order to meet the expectations of the people of Panama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Varela replied that he \u201cwelcomed the fact that many Japanese companies have [been] operating in Panama, and stated that they would like to continue working for the efficient and economical operation of the Panama Canal.\u201d He thanked Japan for providing assistance toward several projects, which also include the Panama Bay Purification Plan and the Panama Canal Expansion Project.<\/p>\n<p>On the broader relationship, Abe said Japan and Panama shared universal values and were \u201cimportant partners with a long relationship of 115 years.\u201d Panama, he added, was a \u201cgeopolitically important country having the Panama Canal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Varela, according to the Japanese government\u2019s readout, \u201cagreed that both countries are partners sharing values such as democracy and stated that having met with Prime Minister Abe for five times during his term, bilateral relations were strengthened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Varela was due to inspect a railway vehicle manufacturing plant in Yamaguchi Prefecture the day after the summit meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Varela\u2019s visit to Japan comes as China also seeks to bolster its influence in Panama. China\u2019s efforts appear to have yielded tangible results, with Panama switching its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing in June 2017. Since then, Chinese companies have sped up their investments, including a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/201811\/30\/WS5c0097ada310eff30328bfc5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$1 billion expansion<\/a> to Margarita Port near the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n<p>Varela spoke positively about the Belt and Road initiative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/AJ201904040055.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">during a stop in Hong Kong prior to his Tokyo visit<\/a>, saying it was \u201ca big opportunity to connect Asia and America to Panama.\u201d He is reportedly due to attend a Belt and Road forum in Beijing later this month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f16536-o1\" lang=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"16536\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25729#wpcf7-f16536-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"16536\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.6\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f16536-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><B><I>Sign Up for our Newsletter:<\/i><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>Your Name (required)\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>Your Email (required)\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s efforts to boost Latin American connectivity featured during President Juan Carlos Varela\u2019s visit to Tokyo. 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