The Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified on Monday, that the governments of Panama and the United States, following a US initiative  signed an Exchange Note on the principle of specialty contained in the Extradition Treaty in force between both nations.

"The need to prepare this diplomatic document arises at the initiative of the US authorities, after considering the need to define in a coordinated and transparent manner, the mechanism to request and grant an exception to the Rule of Specialty contained in Article VIII of the Extradition Treaty. of  1904, in order to avoid impunity and promote justice between both countries, "the statement said.

In accordance with the interpretation of the object and purpose of the Extradition Treaty of 1904, both nations reached a mutual understanding on the processes of requesting exceptions, which could be requested in stages prior to the accusation by the competent authorities.