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It United States State Department On Wednesday, he announced a new agreement with the Panama government that will eliminate the charges of government ships charges.
“The Panama government He has agreed that they no longer charge the rates for US government ships to transmit the Panama Channel, “the State Department wrote in an X Post Wednesday night.
The new agreement will save the United States Government Millions of dollars a year, stated officials.
U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on the right, waves after being welcomed by Panama Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-ACHA of State. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Panama President José Raúl Mulino promised to end a key on Sunday Development offer with China After meeting with the Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
During your visit, Florida Rubio Senator He wrote in a publication in X that “the United States cannot, and no, that the Chinese Communist Party continues to have its effective and growing control over the Panama Canal area.”
President Donald Trump, who has openly criticized the six-digit premiums imposed on traveling American ships, has suggested buying the channel.
Two cargo ships enter the Panama Canal Miraflores in the city of Panama on January 22. (Martin Bernetti/AFP through Getty Images)
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It was built for decades by the United States, but was later delivered to Panama during the postman administration.
A recently introduced bill called “Panama Channels” would give Trump and Rubio the authority to negotiate with Panama to buy the channel.
File – President Jimmy Carter speaks with his wife Rosaalynn on arrival in the city of Panama to sign the Treaty of the Panama Canal, on June 16, 1978. (AP photo)
According to the State Department, more than 70 percent of all ships traveling through the channel are starters or outgoing in the North -Americans. It is also a key traffic point for the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Defense ships.
Ships should travel 8,000 kilometers to South America to avoid using the road.
TopShot – United State Secretary of State, Marco Ruco, joins a plane en route to El Salvador at Panama Panama International Airport in the city of Panama on February 3, 2025. Rubio is in Panama on an official two -day visit. (Mark Schiefelbein/Pool AP/AFP through Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital requested a comment to the State Department, but did not immediately receive a response from Wednesday night.
Danielle Wallace and Stepheny Price of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
