“On behalf of the Republic of Panama and its people, I must strongly reject the words that President Donald Trump spoke in his inaugural speech addressing Panama and its canal. (…) The canal is and will remain Panamanian and its administration will continue to be under Panamanian control with respect for its permanent neutrality,” said the president there in a statement.
Mulino stated this after Trump reiterated his intention to bring the canal under American control during his inaugural speech. The head of the White House claims that it is de facto administered by China and its soldiers. However, Mulino also rejects this.
“No state in the world interferes in our administration,” he explained.
In addition to taking control of the Panama Canal, Trump also wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” Among other things, he also expressed his desire to gain control of Danish Greenland or Canada.
At the beginning of January, he also stated that he cannot rule out that he will use military or economic pressure to take over the Panama Canal and Greenland.
The sovereignty of the Panama Canal is indisputable, the head of diplomacy told Trump
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