FILE PHOTO: Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino gestures while waiting for his Paraguayan counterpart Santiago Pena to arrive, in Panama City, Panama January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday accused the United States government of lying a day earlier when the U.S. State Department claimed that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the country's namesake canal without paying fees.
Speaking to journalists, Mulino expressed his "absolute rejection" of managing U.S.-Panama ties "based on lies and falsehoods."
(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle)
