Panama's president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal

Manila Bulletin

Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit will allow them to focus on shared interests including migration and combating drug trafficking. (Video courtesy of Presidency of Panama, AP)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/31/panama-s-president-says-there-will-be-no-negotiation-about-ownership-of-canal  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00There is, it seems, a confusion between the canal and the ports that must be clarified.

00:18The adjacent ports, all of them, have no interference in the administration of the canal. None.

00:27The Canal of Panama

00:43Regarding the issue of the canal, it is impossible.

00:47I cannot negotiate, and much less open a negotiation process on the canal.

00:52It is sealed, the canal is from Panama.

00:58Panama

01:12The only thing I want is to remove a lot of garbage from the road,

01:19to clean the table, and to be able to talk broadly with the United States, and with a lot of frankness.

01:27I do not aspire to anything else.

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