‘NON-NEGOTIABLE’: PANAMA TO TRUMP ON SOVEREIGNTY OF KEY CANAL
Hindustan Times Ludhiana|January 09, 2025
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PANAMA CITY/FLORIDA: Panama said on Tuesday that the sovereignty of its interoceanic canal was non-negotiable, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military action to regain control.

“The sovereignty of our canal is not negotiable and is part of our history of struggle,” foreign minister Javier Martinez-Acha said, noting that President Jose Raul Mulino had made his stance clear. “The only hands that control the canal are Panamanian and that’s how it will continue to be.”

The Panama Canal has been solely controlled by the eponymous country for more than 25 years. The US returned the Panama Canal Zone to the country in 1979 and ended its joint partnership in 1999. AGENCIES

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