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The United States recalled its ambassadors from Panama, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic for consultations related to recent decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan, Dzerkalo tyzhnia reported.
“The Department of State has called back the U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein, the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Jean Manes, and the U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Panama Roxanne Cabral for consultations related to recent decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan,” according to the statement of the U.S. State Department.
Diplomats will meet with the U.S. Government leaders to discuss ways in which the United States can support democratic institutions and economies in Central America and the Caribbean.
El Salvador has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan in August, and Dominican Republic in May. Panama has cut off diplomatic relations with Taiwan last year.
As of today, Taiwan has official relations with only 17 countries, many of them being small and less developed nations of Central America and the Pacific, such as Belize and Nauru.
