[The United States will divert some military aid funds to Europe and the Middle East to Central and South America] September 16th, according to US news on the 15th, the US government is withdrawing tens of millions of dollars in military aid funds from European and Middle Eastern countries and instead supporting some Central and South American countries. It is reported that the U.S. State Department informed Congress on the same day that it would allocate US$52 million in "foreign military financing" originally intended for Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia, and Iraq to Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. The U.S. government’s “Foreign Military Financing” program provides financing in the form of grants or loans for recipient countries to purchase U.S. military equipment and related services.