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He United States Department of State On Wednesday, he announced a new agreement with the Panama Government that will eliminate charges for ships of the United States government.
“He Panama Government He has already agreed to not collect rates so that US government ships. UU. They transit the Panama Canal, “the State Department wrote in an X post on Wednesday night.
The new agreement will save the United States Government Millions of dollars a year, authorities pointed out.
The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, on the right, greets after being received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Javier Martínez-Caca, on the left, upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in the city of Panama , on Sunday, February 2. Panama is Rubio’s first trip abroad as Secretary of State. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, promised Sunday to put an end to a key Development Agreement with China After meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
During your visit, Former Florida Rubio Senator He wrote in an X publication that “the United States cannot, and will not allow, the Chinese Communist Party continues with its effective and growing control over the Panama Canal area.”
President Donald Trump, who has openly criticized six -digit premiums imposed on the American ships, has suggested repurchase the channel.
Two load ships enter the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on January 22. (Martin Bernetti/AFP through Getty Images)
It was built for decades by the United States, but was then delivered to Panama during the Carter administration.
A recent bill called “Panama Canal Repurchase Law” would give Trump and Rubio the authority to negotiate with Panama to repurchase the channel.
Archive – President Jimmy Carter speaks with his wife Rosalynn upon arrival in Panama City to sign the Panama Canal Treaty, June 16, 1978. (Photo AP)
According to the State Department, more than 70 percent of all ships traveling through the channel are incoming or outgoing to US ports, according to the State Department. It is also a key transit point for the US Coast Guard. And the ships of the Department of Defense.
The ships would need to travel 8,000 additional miles in South America to avoid using the road.
TOPSHOT – The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, is an airplane en route to El Salvador at the Panama Pacific International Airport in Panama City on February 3, 2025. Rubio is in Panama on an official visit of two two days. (Mark Schiefelbein/Pool AP/AFP through Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital requested comments from the State Department, but did not immediately receive a response to Wednesday night.
Danielle Wallace and Stepheny Price of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
