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Panama Petitions UN Over Trump’s Threat To Seize Canal  

by Ruth Nwokwu
6 months ago
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Panama has complained to the United Nations over United States President Donald Trump’s threat to seize the Panama Canal.

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Trump, in his inaugural address on Monday, repeated his complaint that China was effectively “operating” the Panama Canal through its growing presence around the waterway, which the United States handed over at the end of 1999.

 

“We didn’t give it to China, we gave it to Panama. And we’re taking it back,” Trump said.

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In a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the government in Panama City referred to an Article of the UN Charter precluding any member from “the threat or use of force” against the territorial integrity or political independence of another.

 

The message which was made available to Journalists on Tuesday, urged Guterres to refer the matter to the UN Security Council, without asking for a meeting to be convened.

 

The Panamanian Comptroller’s office that oversees public entities then announced “an exhaustive audit” would be launched “aimed at ensuring the efficient and transparent use of public resources” at the Panama Ports Company.

 

The company, part of Hutchison Ports, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings, operates the ports of Balboa and Cristobal on either end of the canal.

 

The Comptroller’s office said the aim was to determine whether the company was complying with its concession agreements, including adequate reporting of income, payments and contributions to the state.

 

Hutchison Ports PPC said in a statement that it has “maintained and will continue to maintain a transparent and collaborative relationship” with Panamanian authorities.

 

“We remain steadfast in our commitment to comply with all laws and regulations, fully exercising our contractual responsibilities,” the firm said.

 

“Our financial results, audited by an independent external auditor, have been shared annually with our partner, the Panamanian State, ensuring trust and clarity in our management.”

 

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino has denied that any other nation was interfering in the canal, which he said was operated on a principle of neutrality.

 

“The canal is and will remain Panama’s,” Mulino said in response to Trump’s threats.

 

The Republican has been raising pressure for weeks over the canal, through which 40 per cent of US container traffic travels and has refused to rule out using military force to reclaim it.

 

The Panama Ports Company’s concession agreement was extended by 25 years in 2021.

 

The United States is the canal’s main user, followed by China.

 

Since 2000, the waterway has contributed more than $30 billion to Panama’s state coffers, including nearly $2.5 billion in the last fiscal year.


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