‘Not Negotiable!’ Panama President Responds to Trump Threat to Seize Panama Canal: ‘Every Square Meter’ Is Ours

[Excerpt MULINO in Spanish ░░░░░░░░ President I want to ░░░░░░░░ precisely that every square ░░░░░░░░ of the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ its adjacent zone is ░░░░░░░░ s and will continue ░░░░░░░░ be so The sovereignty ░░░░░░░░ independence of our country ░░░░░░░░ not negotiable Every Panamanian ░░░░░░░░ or anywhere in the ░░░░░░░░ carries it in their ░░░░░░░░ and it is part ░░░░░░░░ our history of struggle ░░░░░░░░ an irreversible conquest The ░░░░░░░░ Carter treaties of 1977 ░░░░░░░░ to the dissolution of ░░░░░░░░ former canal zone recognizing ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty and the complete ░░░░░░░░ of the canal to ░░░░░░░░ which ended on December ░░░░░░░░ 1999 And soon we ░░░░░░░░ celebrate the 25 years ░░░░░░░░ this transfer Since then ░░░░░░░░ have been no objections ░░░░░░░░ claims On the contrary ░░░░░░░░ has been a source ░░░░░░░░ strong international support and ░░░░░░░░ pride It was operated ░░░░░░░░ expanded by Panamanian decision ░░░░░░░░ today represents a great ░░░░░░░░ that contributes billions of ░░░░░░░░ to our economy annually ░░░░░░░░ treaties also established the ░░░░░░░░ neutrality of the canal ░░░░░░░░ its open and safe ░░░░░░░░ for all nations Treaty ░░░░░░░░ has obtained the adhesion ░░░░░░░░ more than 40 states ░░░░░░░░ contrary position lacks validity ░░░░░░░░ support Before the face ░░░░░░░░ the Earth Our canal ░░░░░░░░ the mission of serving ░░░░░░░░ and its commerce That ░░░░░░░░ one of the great ░░░░░░░░ that we Panamanians offer ░░░░░░░░ the world.”