Panama Rejects US Claim of Cancelled Transit Fees for Canal

Panamanian President Mulino denounces US claims of waived fees, calling it an 'intolerable falsehood' amidst ongoing tensions over the Panama Canal.

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The Panama government has officially rejected a claim by the U.S. State Department that it has dropped transit fees for U.S. government vessels using the Panama Canal. President José Raúl Mulino condemned the statement as a "quite simply intolerable falsehood" and emphasized that the Panama Canal Authority has not modified any fees. The U.S. maintains that it has a treaty obligation to protect the canal, especially in light of growing Chinese influence in the region. Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed the need for Panama to follow its legal processes while insisting that fees should not apply to U.S. vessels.

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