President Trump said of the Panama Canal, “We’re taking it back.” The letter from Panama cited articles of the U.N. charter that prohibit member states from using threats and force.

United Nations, January 22 (RHC)-- The Panamanian government has complained to the United Nations over U.S. President Donald Trump's "worrying" threats to seize the Panama Canal after more than two decades of the Central American country’s control over the interoceanic waterway.

The Panamanian government formally raised concerns with the United Nations over President Trump’s threats to retake the Panama Canal, noting any threat of force would violate rules. In a letter to U.N.