President Panama stated that there would

President Panama Jose Raul Mulino said there would be no negotiations with the United States about ownership of the Panama Channel. He hopes that the future visit of the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio will enable them to focus on other issues based on common interests. About it writes the publication Associated Press (AR), reports UNN.

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It is noted that Jose Raul Mulino tried to mitigate tension at his weekly press conference on Thursday, January 30. He talked about the desire to clarify the confusion about the role of China in the channel – Hong Kong consortium controls ports at both ends, but Panama controls the channel – and accused his predecessor of establishing diplomatic relations with China.

It is impossible, I cannot negotiate. It’s done. The channel belongs to Panami

The President also stated that the only thing he wants is to “remove all the garbage from the roads, to give order and to speak with the United States” on issues such as immigration, safety and combating drug trafficking.

According to AP, Rubio plans to meet Mulino on Sunday on February 2 and visit the Panama Channel. The publication also notes that it would be important for the Panama to be the country’s first foreign American diplomat, but the new US Secretary of State will come there as the ambassador of US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly suggested to return the Panama Channel under the control of the United States.

Recall

In his inaugural speech, Donald Trump announced plans to regain control of the US over the Panama Channel.

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