US ships on the Panama channel were free
The US State Departme said the Panama governme has ignored the costs of US governme ships on the Panama Canal.
The Panama governme has decided to ignore the cost of the US governme ships to cross the Panama Canal, ISNA reported today (Thursday).
“The Panama governme has agreed not to pay for US governme ships,” the ministry said on the X network.
“This decision makes millions of dollars in cost savings annually,” the US State Departme added.
The Panama Channel is one of the most importa maritime business bottlenecks in the world.
US Preside Donald Trump had earlier threatened with accusations against Panama, withdrawing the channel. Trump made allegations of the high cost of traffic and the presence of the Chinese on the Panama Canal; The claims that the Panama governme rejects.
The Panama Canal’s annual revenue is about $ 5 billion. Trump said the Panama governme should reduce costs for American ships, or take corol of it, and had not rejected the military option.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recely traveled to Panama, followed by Panama Preside Jose Raul Mulino that the Panama governme would not extend my note with China on the Belt and Road project. He also said, “The Panama Channel will remain under our manageme, and I did not feel the threat to Rubio’s minister.”
At a meeting in Panama, US Secretary of State told Preside Molino that Donald Trump did not wa to maiain the status of the Panama Canal “given China’s growing influence in the region.”
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