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Marco Rubio and Nayib Bukele Bilateral Call Focuses on Port Security, Tech, and Regional Stability.

Marco Rubio and Nayib Bukele Bilateral Call Focuses on Port Security, Tech, and Regional Stability.

Ground.News • October 14, 2026

The U.S. diplomatic chief spoke with the Salvadoran president the protection of key infrastructures from possible external influences. Rubio seeks support from El Salvador in the UN against Cuba, stressing the importance of allying with countries that common values.

Rubio Pushes Bukele to Reduce Chinese Influence in Its Ports and Vote Against Cuba

Rubio pushes Bukele to reduce Chinese influence in its ports and vote against Cuba

Rubio and Bukele How to Combat "Malignant Foreign Influence" on Critical Infrastructure

Rubio and Bukele also recalled in their telephone conversation the diplomatic pressure on Cuba, according to a statement. El Salvador is a close ally of Donald Trump’s government, and immediately joined his security alliance Shield of the Americas in March of this year. The United States is particularly vigilant at the Chinese presence in critical ports and communication points in Central America, where Beijing has invested substantially in rece…

Rubio and Bukele How to Combat ‘Malignant Foreign Influence’ on Critical Infrastructure

Rubio and Bukele also evoked diplomatic pressure on Cuba in their telephone conversation. Why?

Rubio Asks Bukele to Protect El Salvador’s Infrastructure From “Malignant Foreign Influences”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a phone call to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who urged him to protect his country’s critical infrastructures from “malignant foreign influences,” in alleged reference to China, and to vote against the Cuban government at the UN.

Marco Rubio Calls Bukele to Fight Chinese Influence in El Salvador · Global Voices

Currently there are two major foreign investment projects in El Salvador: a photovoltaic plant in Conchagua, in charge of Powerchina, and the modernization of the ports of Acajutla and La Unión, in charge of the Turkish company Yilport Holding The Marco Rubio entry calls Bukele to combat Chinese influence in El Salvador was first published in Nicaragua Investigación.

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