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China's running the Panama Canal. That was not given to China, that was given to Panama - foolishly - but they violated the agreement, and we're going to take it back, or something very powerful is going to happen,
I don't think troops will be necessary in Panama,
I think this visit opens the door to build new relations … and try to increase as much as possible U.S. investments in Panama,
Mulino told reporters after meeting with Rubio on his first international trip since being confirmed President Trump is right to consider repurchasing the Panama Canal,
Johnson said in a statement Had the pleasure of meeting the incredible @USEmbPAN team during my first embassy meet and greet in my new role as Secretary of State!" ... Thankful for their dedication and ongoing efforts to promoting President Trump’s vision of an America First foreign policy."
Rubio wrote in a post on X We also discussed efforts to end the hemisphere’s mass migration crisis and ensure fair competition for U.S. firms,
More than 10,000 ships use the Panama Canal each year, generating billions of dollars of tolls which would economically benefit America,
I do not feel that there is any real threat at this time against the (neutrality) treaty, its validity, and much less the use of military force to make the treaty,
We'll study the possibility of terminating it early,
Yes. Exactly … We can do that, without a problem, under the total cost of the US. Panama won’t invest a single dollar in it.”
Asked to clarify if migrants would come to Panama and subsequently be transferred to their respective countries, Mulio said We have to wait until that audit ends before we can reach our legal conclusions and act accordingly,
We spoke extensively about the problem of migration, with the understanding that Panama is a transit point,
said Mr Mulino, after his meeting with Mr Rubio Every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to PANAMA, and will continue to be."
At the time, Mulino said in a statement China has not participated in the management and operation of the canal, has never interfered in the canal's affairs, has always respected Panama's sovereignty over the canal, and recognizes the canal as a permanently neutral international waterway."
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said late last month Trump has made a preliminary determination that the current position of influence and control of the Chinese Communist Party over the Panama Canal area is a threat to the canal,
said US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce Secretary Rubio made clear that this status quo is unacceptable and that absent immediate changes, it would require the United States to take measures necessary to protect its rights under the treaty,
the State Department said in a summary of the meeting The president’s been pretty clear he wants to administer the canal again,
They've already offered to do many things, ... but we think it's appropriate that we take it back."
Trump said Friday of Panama We firmly reject the claims of the United States to turn Panama into a protectorate and colony,
I cannot negotiate, much less open a process of negotiations on the canal,
Mulino said Thursday, saying
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