Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal. He also says that he hopes U.S.

Summary

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino firmly rejected any negotiations over U.S. control of the Panama Canal, responding to Trump’s past remarks about reclaiming it.

Mulino clarified that Panama fully controls the canal, though a Hong Kong firm manages ports at both ends.

He aims to use U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to focus on shared interests like migration and drug trafficking.

The U.S. relinquished control of the canal in 1999 under a treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter.

  • metaStatic@kbin.earth
    23·
    7 hours ago

    “We don’t negotiate with terrorists”

    Hong Kong firm

    Oh, I don’t see this going well at all.

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      6 hours ago

      We’re already putting tarrifs on Taiwan.

      Giving Ukraine to Russia and Taiwan to China were part of Trump’s deal to become president.

      Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives