Panama President Mulino says foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence in meeting with U.S. military official
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday he has instructed the country's foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence over the Panama Canal in a meeting with the head of the U.S. Southern Command.
Panama Rejects Claims of Chinese Canal Influence
Panama's President, Jose Raul Mulino, instructed his foreign minister to counter claims of Chinese influence over the Panama Canal at a meeting with U.S. Southern Command's Admiral Alvin Holsey. This stance comes amid U.
Panama Exasperated Over Persistence of US Allegations of Chinese Control of Canal
Panama’s president has said that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the U.S. government’s allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the Panama Canal with the visiting head of U.
Panama and China hit back at US 'lies' about Beijing's influence over canal
Panama and China have hit back at American claims about Beijing's influence over the Panama Canal, saying they were "lies". US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants the US to regain control of the canal and this week US Southern Command head Alvin Holsey visited the Central American nation to step up the pressure.
Panama: Panama president rejects US claims of "China controlling Panama Canal" as "lie"
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has dismissed the claims by the United States that China "controlling the Panama Canal". The president said at a press conference on Thursday that he has instructed Panama's Foreign Minister to firmly reject the U.
US sends commander to Panama to "secure" canal against Chinese influence; Beijing dubs claim "a lie"
Following US President Donald Trump's remarks on "taking back" the Panama Canal from China, the commander of the US military's Southern Command is visiting the country from February 19-20 to discuss security cooperation "safeguarding the Panama Canal area from China's influence and control.
Trump Aide Touts Panama Success Despite Latin American Nation's Pushback
National security adviser Mike Waltz praised the president's security agenda, citing success around the Panama Canal, at CPAC ...
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Irish citizen among US deportees in Panama to voluntarily return home
An Irish citizen, who was among nearly 300 migrants deported from the US to Panama this month, has voluntarily returned home ...
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Anti-Americanism gaining new life in Latin America
U.S. rallies on the streets and the star-spangled banner in flames, Panama hasn’t taken well to President Donald Trump’s vow to repossess its famous canal.
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Rubio Warns Necessary Measures on Panama Canal Over Chinese Influence
At the time, Mulino said in a statement, "Every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to PANAMA, and will continue to be." According to a statement from State Department ...
Panama's president denies making a deal that US warships can transit the canal for free
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free ...
US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to Panama
Panama's president has said his country has received the first U.S. flight carrying deportees from other nations as the Trump ...
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Leader José Raúl Mulino Hits Back at Trump: 'Panama Is Not Distracted'
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has directly addressed President Donald Trump's controversial comments regarding the Panama Canal, reaffirming that the waterway unequivocally belongs to Panama.
US military commander meets Panama Canal administrator to discuss countering China
A US military commander met with Panama Canal administrators on Thursday to discuss ways to "counter Chinese Communist Party influence"over the critical waterway, the latest visit by a high-ranking ...
Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries
Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported by the United States, not allowing them to ...