Panama denies State Dept claim that it is eliminating fees for US gov vessels using canal
Panama has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that the country will eliminate fees for U.S. government vessels transiting the Panama Canal.
Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free
The State Department claimed it had struck a deal that would save the U.S. government “millions of dollars a year.”
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President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand.
Panama rejects U.S. claim it dropped canal fees after Rubio visit
President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that this Central American country had agreed to eliminate tolls for U.S. government ships using the Panama Canal, in an apparent setback to U.
Panama denies granting free passage to US ships through canal
President Jose Raul Mulino of Panama has refuted claims that his government granted free passage for American government ships through the Panama Canal. This denial comes in response to accusations from the United States,
Panama President Decries U.S. 'Lies' About Canal Fees
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday accused the United States government of lying a day earlier when the U.S. State Department claimed that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the country's namesake canal without paying fees.
Panama Accuses U.S. of Lying About Deal for Free Navy Canal Passage
The Panamanian leader says he was “incredibly surprised” by the statement, as President Trump threatens a U.S. takeover of the strategic waterway.
Panama's leader rejects State Department claim of deal for U.S. warships to traverse Panama Canal for free
Panama's president says the State Department's claim of an agreement granting U.S. warships free canal passage was "based on a falsity. And that's intolerable."
Panama criticizes State Department’s claim US government vessels can freely transit canal as an ‘intolerable’ falsehood
Panama’s President Raúl Mulino criticized as an “intolerable” falsehood the US State Department’s claim that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government ships passing through the Panama Canal.
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