On the morning of December 31, 2024, local time, Panama held a commemorative event for the 25th anniversary of the transfer of the Panama Canal at the headquarters of the Canal Authority, attended by President Mulino and hundreds of guests. During the ceremony, Mulino reaffirmed Panama's sovereignty over the Canal. In his speech, he emphasized: "It is precisely because of our Neutral management that countries around the world can rest assured that strategic passages like the Panama Canal will not get involved in any conflict." In response to the threat from the newly elected President of the USA, Trump, who tried to regain control of the Panama Canal, President Mulino replied: "The Panama Canal belongs only to the Panamanians, and that will never change." (CCTV News)