Panama Accuses US Of “Lies & “Falsehoods" Over Canal Fees
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading “lies” after the State Department claimed US government vessels no longer had to pay transit fees through the Panama Canal. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later walked back the claim but called the fees “absurd,
Panama president says he will speak with Trump amid canal tension
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino said he is scheduled to speak with President Trump on Friday amid his efforts to reclaim the nation’s sought after canal. “I was told a few minutes ago by
Panama’s president denies making a deal that US ships can transit the canal for free
The Panama Canal Authority put out its own terse statement saying it had “not made any adjustments” to the fees.
Panama president to US: stop 'lies and falsehoods' about canal
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday the United States was spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the State Department claimed U.S. government vessels would be able to pass the Panama Canal without paying.
Panama president: No deal to allow US warships to use canal for free
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the Panama Canal without paying a standard fee. In a weekly news conference,
Panama Leader Accuses US of ‘Lies’ in Dispute Over Canal Tolls
President Jose Raul Mulino denied that his government had granted free passage for American government ships through the Panama Canal in response to Donald Trump’s threats to reclaim the waterway, accusing the US of “lies and falsehoods.
US, Panama Presidents Scheduled to Talk Amid Row Over Canal
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said on social media on Thursday that he would speak to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at 3:30pm on Friday afternoon, amid an increasingly tense standoff over the Panama Canal.
Panama rejects U.S. claim it dropped canal fees after Rubio visit
President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that this Central American country had agreed to eliminate tolls for U.S. government ships using the Panama Canal, in an apparent setback to U.
Rubio: U.S. government ships have 'expectations' not to be charged at Panama Canal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" that U.S. government ships are charged to use the Panama Canal after Panama denied a claim that it had agreed to allow them free traversal.
Panama President Decries U.S. 'Lies' About Canal Fees
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday accused the United States government of lying a day earlier when the U.S. State Department claimed that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the country's namesake canal without paying fees.
Panama says US 'spreading lies' over free canal passage
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the US State Department claimed American government vessels were no longer required to pay a fee to transit through the Panama Canal.
China Throws Weight Behind Panama Amid US Pressure
Beijing urged Panama to "make the right decision" after the Latin American country announced it was pulling out of the Belt ...
Mulino acusa “mentiras” de EE.UU. sobre peajes Canal de Panamá
El presidente de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, negó que su gobierno hubiera concedido el paso libre a los barcos del gobierno ...
Panama's leader rejects State Department claim of deal for U.S. warships to traverse Panama Canal for free
Panama's president says the State Department's claim of an agreement granting U.S. warships free canal passage was "based on ...
Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...
Panama pulls out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, President Mulino says
José Raúl Mulino said Panamanian embassy in Beijing had given China the required 90-day notice of decision not to renew ...
China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt and Road deal with Beijing amid canal standoff
Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...
Panama criticizes State Department’s claim US government vessels can freely transit canal as an ‘intolerable’ falsehood
Panama’s President Raúl Mulino criticized as an “intolerable” falsehood the US State Department’s claim that the Central ...
US says Defense Secretary, Panama's President agree to expand military cooperation
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino agreed to expand cooperation between the U.S.