Panama channel tension: Mulino President points out of “Intolerable False” Announcement of the USA.

Panamanian President, José Raúl MulinoWashington’s announcement rejected on Thursday that their ships should not pay to travel the Panamaanal because they are an “absolute falsehood” and “intolerable.”

“I have to reject that state department statement because it is based on a falsehood,” Mulino said at a press conference.

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“That is intolerable, simple and simply intolerable. And today Panama raises the world my absolute rejection to continue exploring bilateral relations on the basis of lies and falsehoods,” he said.

In his first days of government, the president of States, Donald Trumpthreatened to take the channel to Panama, in a decision based on the alleged presence of China on the road that links Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the “unfair” treatment towards the ships of the United States.

These accusations caused one of the political storms in the region since Trump assumed power. Then, the statements on one side began. Thus, Panama, through the Mulino President, defended the sovereignty of the country about this important step for ships.

What the United States said about the Panama Canal

“The Panama Government has agreed not to charge more rates to the ships of the United States government that transit the Panama Canal, which allows it to save millions of dollars a year,” said the US Department of State.

However, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), an independent agency to the government created to administer this strategic route, quickly denied the American announcement on Wednesday night.

“In response to the United States Department of State Department, the Panama Canal Authority, empowered to set tolls and other rights to travel the channel, communicates that it has not made any adjustment to them,” said the entity .

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Marco Rubio’s visit to Panama

The controversy comes days after the visit on Sunday to Panama of the Secretary of State, Marco Rubiowho said that the Central American country had offered several concessions.

Rubio transmitted to the Panamanian government that it was not fair to USA be in a position of “defending” the vital interoceanic via and, in addition, having to pay for its use.

Since he won the presidential elections in November, Trump has not ruled out the use of force to resume the control of the channel, through which 40% of the United States container traffic passes.

Trump and Mulino plan to maintain a telephone conversation on Friday to talk about the interoceanic channel built by the United States, opened in 1914 and delivered to the Panamanians in 1999 by virtue of bilateral treaties.

Ports inspection

The Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) He also reported that “he carried out an inspection and verification operation of compliance with maritime regulations in port concessions and auxiliary services in the provinces of Panama and Columbus.”

In both provinces (Panama and Columbus) the entrances of the Panama Canal of the Pacific and Atlantic, respectively. Two of the ports at each end (Balboa and Cristóbal) are operated by Panama Ports Company (PPC)Subsidiary since 2015 of the multinational CK Hutchison Holdings based in Hong Kong.

PPC is in the eye of the hurricane for being, according to analysts, the possible root of Trump’s claims that China “controls” the interoceanic path.