Anti-American Protests in Panama Over Trump's Threats

Following the US President-elect's threat to return the Panama Canal, Panamanians held anti-American demonstrations.

Protesters in Panama burned a US flag and a portrait of the country's president-elect Donald Trump. The reason was his statement about his intentions to return the Panama Canal to the United States.

Trump called on the Panamanian authorities to reconsider the current terms of use of the canal and threatened to return it to US control in case of refusal - until 2000, the Americans managed this section of the most important for shipping.

Trump's words provoked a demonstration by the construction union. The participants expressed dissatisfaction with the actions of the United States and also called on the Panamanian authorities to respond more harshly to such attacks.

Earlier, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said that the issue of ownership of the Panama Canal is not up for discussion.

The Panama Canal, created in the country of the same name, connects the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic.

This waterway, created during one of the largest and most complex engineering projects in the world, is one of the most important waterways in the world.