Panama has reportedly submitted a formal letter to the U.N. rejecting Trump's statement about reclaiming the canal. The country's President José Raúl Mulino said in the letter, dated January 20, that the canal "is and will continue to be Panama's," the New York Times reported.

Panama sends formal letter to UN rejecting Trump’s remarks about retaking Panama Canal, citing UN rules against threats to sovereignty - Anadolu Ajansı

The United Nations has expressed concerns over remarks by US President Donald Trump that the United States will reclaim the Panama Canal.

Panama and China have pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial claims regarding the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal “was not a gift” from the US, Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said on Wednesday in response to Trump’s threat to seize control of the strategic waterway.

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino has denied that any other nation was interfering in the canal, which he said was operated on a principle of neutrality. "The canal is and will remain Panama's," Mulino said in response to Trump's threats.

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Rubio's stop in Panama also comes as Trump in recent weeks has said he wants the Panama Canal back under U.S. control, claiming that “American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way,

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is holding a hearing Tuesday morning focused on the Panama Canal’s impact on U.S. trade and national security. Witnesses include

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