Demonstration of the people of Panama against the threats of “Donald Trump” + video
According to Mehr News Agency to According to Rashatudi, hundreds of Panamanians chanted slogans against Trump and America in response to the recent claims and threats of Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, in front of the American embassy.
Protesters stressed that “we categorically reject the US imperialist claims.”
Jose Raul Molino, the president of Panama, in response to the threat of Donald Trump, the elect of the United States about taking back control of the Panama Canal from this If the country continues to collect heavy tolls from American ships, it said that this canal is part of the history of Panama’s struggle and is irreversible.
Trump previously wrote in a message on his social network called “Truth Social” that “our naval and commercial ships have been treated very unfairly and inconsiderately. The taxes imposed by Panama are ridiculous. This “sheer thrashing” of our country must stop immediately.”
Criticizing the 1977 Panama Canal Treaty, which was signed by Jimmy Carter, the president of the United States at the time, and ceding the control of the canal to Panama in 1999, he added: “The management of the issue is only related to Panama.” It is neither China nor any other country. We will never let this channel fall into the wrong hands!
Trump also added that if Panama is not able to guarantee the safe and effective operation of this canal, the United States will demand its return “completely and unconditionally and why.”
Molino responded to Trump’s threat in a video speech emphasized that the sovereignty and independence of Panama is “non-negotiable” and further stressed the importance of the Panama Canal as a part of “The history of struggle and irreversible conquests” of this country emphasized.
He said: Every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent areas belongs to Panama and will remain so.
Molino rejected Trump’s claims and said that the toll rates of the channel are publicly and transparently and based on market conditions, international competition and operational costs and Maintenance requirements are set. He emphasized that since the transfer of the canal from America to Panama on December 31, 1999 under the agreement signed in 1977, there have been no objections or complaints about Panama’s control .
He emphasized: These treaties have established the permanent neutrality of this channel and guaranteed its free and safe operation for all nations.
Panama’s president also rejected any claim that China, the European Union or any other power has direct or indirect influence over control this canal.
After Molino‘s comments, Trump published another message with a picture of the Panama Canal with the American flag and wrote: Welcome to the United States Canal!
