# Marco Rubio says US seeks stronger economic and security ties in Latin America

https://mins.news/en/item/50576

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 00:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/marco-rubio-says-us-seeks-more-economic-and-security-ties-in-latin-america?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to deepen cooperation with right-wing allies. He says the Trump administration hopes to secure trade deals with all three soon while expanding US military involvement to combat transnational crime and counter China’s growing influence in the region.

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