Panama Alerts UN Over Trump’s Threat to Seize Canal
Panama has lodged a complaint to the United Nations (UN) over US President Donald Trump’s threat to take control of the Panama Canal. It has also initiated an audit of the Hong Kong-affiliated company managing two ports along the vital interoceanic waterway.
In a formal letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council dated January 20, Panama’s government rejected remarks made by Trump during his inauguration speech about reclaiming control of the strategic waterway.
In the letter distributed to reporters on Tuesday, Panama’s UN mission urged Guterres to convey the issue to the UN Security Council, without asking for a meeting to be convened.
The letter cited articles of the UN Charter that prohibit any member state from using or threatening force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another nation, and suggested that Trump’s statements had violated that principle.
Source: Panama alerts UN over Trump’s threat to seize canal — RT World News
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