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January 22, 2025

Panama's President Rejects Trump's Threats to Retake Panama Canal
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Panama has issued a letter to the U.N. Security Council expressing alarm
over Trump's threats to invade and retake the Panama Canal. This is
Panama's President José Raúl Mulino.

President José Raúl Mulino: "The day I traveled here, I stated my
government's position in a statement, rejecting in its entirety
everything Mr. Trump said, firstly, because it was false, and, secondly,
because the Panama Canal belongs to Panama and will continue to belong
to Panama. The Panama Canal was not a concession or a gift from the
United States. The Panama Canal came into being in 1914 following a
bilateral treaty in 1903 at the dawn of our independence with Colombia."



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