Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free
The State Department claimed it had struck a deal that would save the U.S. government “millions of dollars a year.”
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.
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.
Trump Postpones Call With Panama's President as Canal Tensions Simmer
Panama's foreign office will share details on the new date once it has been coordinated, the government said. Mulino has accused the U.S. of spreading "lies and falsehoods" after its government claimed its vessels would be able to pass through the Panama Canal without paying.
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.
Trump expected to speak with Panamanian president amid feud over canal
Former deputy national security advisor Victoria Coates joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the president's upcoming call with Panama's president and her take on the controversy surrounding USAID.
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.
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 a falsity. And that's intolerable."
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