Panama's president says the canal will remain Panamanian

In his inauguration speech, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States would take control of the Panama Canal, which he said is currently being exploited by China. Panama, in turn, rejected Trump's position, noting that the key waterway would remain under its control.

This was stated by Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, AFP reports.

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"I must categorically deny the words of President Donald Trump. The canal is and will remain Panamanian. There is not a single country in the world that would interfere with the work of the canal," Mulino wrote on social media.

It should be noted that the Panama Canal was built by the United States and inaugurated in 1914. It was then handed over to Panama on December 31, 1999, according to agreements signed in the 1970s by U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian nationalist leader Omar Torrijos.

As a reminder, Donald Trump made a number of important statements during his inauguration as President of the United States on January 20. They can affect not only the United States, but also the world.

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