Russia advocates for protecting Panama Canal's neutrality

Russia advocates for protecting Panama Canal's neutrality

“Today, Russia-Panama relations continue to develop consistently based on equal and mutually beneficial cooperation,” the diplomatic institution said in a statement on Panama’s Independence Day. The Foreign Ministry noted that one of the most significant events in the history of bilateral relations was the passage of a Soviet submarine detachment through the Panama Canal in November-December 1942. Moscow recalled, “Its objective was to assist in…