Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...
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Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
Rubio said that the US would be obligated to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack, adding that he found it “absurd that we would have to pay fees to transit a zone that we are ...
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Rubio: U.S. government ships have 'expectations' not to be charged at Panama Canal
7 (UPI) --Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" that U.S. government ships are charged to use the Panama Canal after ... pay fees to transit a zone that we are obliged ...
Panama's president denies making a deal that US warships can transit canal for free
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free ...