Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves and his Panamanian peer Laurentino Cortizo met in Panama last week to address the surge in illegal migration through the Darién Gap, a roadless expanse of jungle on Panama’s border with Colombia. The meeting comes as both countries have taken measures unilaterally in response to record migration; Costa Rica recently declared a state of emergency, while Panama, which has expressed frustration with neighbours like Colombia regarding their perceived failure to halt the surge in migration [WR-23-35], has also taken steps.End of preview - This article contains approximately 645 words.
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