Sheinbaum expresses solidarity with his Panamanian counterpart Mulino in response to Trump's comments about the Panama Canal

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, expressed this Monday her solidarity with her Panamanian counterpart, José Raúl Mulino, in response to the comments of the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, about a return of the Panama Canal.

“He referred to the issue of Panama, and there is our solidarity with the president of Panamawho came out very quickly to say: ‘the Panama Canal belongs to the Panamanians’. And in effect, the Panama Canal belongs to the Panamanians,” declared the Mexican leader in her morning conference.

The Mexican president referred to the statements of Trump, who complained over the weekend about the “exorbitant” tariffs and the management of the Panama Canal, and threatened to demand its “return” if the “moral and legal” principles are not respected. ”.

The head of the Mexican Executive supported Mulinowho on Sunday assured that “every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent areas belongs to Panama and will continue to be so.”

“So there is our solidarity, our support for the president of Panama and the people of Panama,” Sheinbaum noted.

The United States built the Panama Canal, inaugurated in 1914and administered it until its transfer to the Panamanian State on December 31, 1999, as established in the Torrijos-Carter Treaties signed on September 7, 1977 by the then presidents, Omar Torrijos (1929-1981) and Jimmy Carter (1977). -1981).

The Panama Canal, which faced a serious drought that forced it to restrict the passage of ships for months, last week delivered to the treasury a contribution of $2,470.7 million corresponding to fiscal year 2024.

The president of Mexico highlighted the importance of supporting the economic development of Latin America to reduce the immigration phenomenon, which has been one of Trump’s central themes since his election campaign.

“What is important, what is the background? To the extent that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, all countries, but particularly Latin America and the Caribbean, can enjoy conditions of development and well-being, to that extent migration will decrease,” he argued.

With information from EFE.

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