The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, held the Panama with his president, José Raúl Mulina, because protesters marched in contrast to Donald Trump for ownership of the Panama channel to return to the United States.
The American superior diplomat told Mulino in talks that the U.S. president found that the Chinese influence was threatened by the Panama Channel and to need immediate changes or would require immediate changes.
Since Trump started talking about “returning” the panama channel more than a month, Panaman officials looked at the Rubio to understand the nature of the president’s threats and possible concessions in connection with the United States.
In the summary of the meeting, the US Department, Rubio told Trump that the current situation in the canal was “unacceptable and inconsistent changes in the United States should take the measures necessary for the protection of their rights” US Agreement with Panama.
Meanwhile, Mulino emphasized that the sovereignty over the canal was not for discussion, but offered assistance in returning some migrants traveling to the US through the country from South America, if they paid him from South America. Mulino proposed a possible expansion of the existing agreement with the US since last July, which could take a path to direct deports of non-migrants that cross from the Drien Gap Jungle on Colombia.
Mulino noted an extended job could potentially enable migrant deportation from Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador. “We spatially discussed the problem of migration, with understanding that Panama is a transit point,” Mulino said, after his meeting.
Rubio is a tour of Central America and Caribbean on his first file in the post, because he strives to reach us American diplomacy in the Western Hemisphere – partly to hiring aid in the exile migration towards the American southern border.
Even before the Trump election, Mulino signed agreements with the U.S. aimed at control of irregular migration through Darién GAP increased supervision and introducing deportation flights. In the first three weeks of January migration through the gap It fell 94% in comparison with the same period in 2023. years.
The day after Trump announced that tariffs on Canada and Mexico, encourage retaliations from those countries, Horus may have taken less confrontation and more diplomatic approach. His heartlasted Hello Panamanian Minister of Foreign Affairs was thought, although none of Mulino spoke publicly at their meeting. Rubio is also designed to tour the energy facility and the channel during its visit.
About 200 people marched in the city of Panama, carrying the Panama flags and shouting “Marco Rubilio from Panama”, “Long live national sovereignty” and “one territory, one flag” as the meeting took place. Some burned the inscription with pictures of Trump and Rubio after they stopped short than the presidential palace in disorder.
“At Imperial Messenger,” Saul Mendez union leader said, “Reiterateate that there is absolutely nothing for Trump. Panama is a free and sovereign nation.”
Upon his return to Office Trump, he threatened to take control of the panama channel, which the United States was built in the early 20th. Century and submitted Panama under the 1977 contract, claiming the channel managed China. The comments followed a public backlog, and Panama argued by Trump’s threats.
China said there was no part in the channel business and to respect Panama sovereignty and independence over waterway. The channel manages the autonomous channel, an autonomous agency that monitors the Panama Government.
After Trump threats, Mulino ordered Panama’s Compoltroller General to revise the key ports to any end of the canal. Rubio, long-standing chinese hawk during his Senate Career, last week that China could use the canal shutdown ports, a vital journey for American delivery, in case of conflict between Beijing and Washington.
Last week, and the audience of the committee of Senate Commerce accused Panama of the poor channel management. In recent years, the drought has reduced the number of transit and auction for limited stains of the obtained figure of up to $ 4 million. Solid panamic commitment to solving this problem – The most likely solution is the Rio Indio, an ecologically and socially complex project – could calm the concerns of Rubio.
However, the American Channel Administration or a significant reduction in his fees – which form an important part of the National Budget – would be unacceptable for the Panama government and its people. Mulino said the ownership of the canal was not on the table in conversations with Rubio.
Speaking with journalists on Friday, Trump said that the audit concession was not sufficient and that Panama “completely violated” understanding when they were served by the canal.
“They already offered to do many things,” Trump Panama said, “But we think it’s appropriate to bring him back.”
2025-02-02 19:44:00
