PANAMA CITY, Panama — Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with US President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, denying that China was interfering in its operation.
Mulino also rejected the possibility of reducing tolls for US vessels in response to Trump 's threat to demand control of the vital waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans be returned to Washington.'There's nothing to talk about,' Mulino told a press conference.'The canal is Panama nian and belongs to Panama nians. There's no possibility of opening any kind of conversation around this reality, which has cost the country blood, sweat and tears,' he added.
'No Chinese interference' An estimated five percent of global maritime traffic passes through the Panama Canal, which allows ships traveling between Asia and the US East Coast to avoid the long, hazardous route around the southern tip of South America.The United States is its main user, accounting for 74 percent of cargo, followed by China with 21 percent.
President Rules Out Talks With Trump Over Canal Threat
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