Panama's new President Jose Raul Mulino promises not to allow his country to serve as a 'transit' point for migrants through the Darien Gap during his inauguration speech. "We cannot continue to bear the economic costs of illegal migration (...). Panama will no longer be a transit country for illegal immigrants," he declares, referring to the Darien, which borders Colombia and was crossed by half a million people in 2023 on their way to the United States. SOUNDBITE TO COMPLETE VIDI362A73T_EN & VIDI36244XH_EN