00:00And for more on how the second day of general debate is unfolding during the 81st United
00:05Nations General Assembly in New York, we go with our colleague Jorge Gestoso, he's in
00:10the city and has the latest information at this hour.
00:14Well, this afternoon there's also a lot of expectations because we're about one hour
00:20away from the participation of the acting president of Venezuela, Delsi Rodriguez, at the General
00:28Assembly.
00:29Most definitely by 5.30 is supposed to be the schedule for her to give her speech.
00:36First time in 10 years, last time was 2016, but she did it as a vice president of Venezuela.
00:44So everybody is waiting for her speech to be addressed.
00:50It was interesting because before, throughout the afternoon, the president of Panama was
00:58delivering his speech and it was in a way contradictory that he tries to portray himself as a victim
01:09of what he called the fight between the U.S. and China regarding the Canal de Panama, the Panama Canal.
01:18And he said that he was, and his government, being dragged as an overwhelming tsunami, if
01:28you want, of the fight between two of them.
01:31The fight was in reality because just few years before the concession of the Canal to the Panama
01:39country, that was exactly in the year 2000, the concessions of two ports of Panama at the
01:47entrance and at the, if you want, at the end of the Canal was assigned to a Chinese, a company
01:55that has related, was relations with the Chinese.
01:59Lately, with the presidency of President Trump, he wanted not to have a Chinese interest in
02:08that area and was twisting the arm of President Molino in order to cancel the contracts, the concessions
02:19and given to the U.S. who he did.
02:23And now he is saying that he is a victim of reality, what the consensus is that he was absolutely
02:31cooperating, given the fact that his arm has been twisted by the pressure of Washington.
02:38So that was interesting to highlight it because if you were hearing his speech, it was exactly
02:45painting the reality for many analysts, exactly contrary to what it really happened.
02:53So we were surprised by that presentation.
02:58And now we are looking forward to hearing to the acting president, Densi Rodriguez, in a few
03:04minutes.
03:05We get back to you now.
03:10Thank you very much, Estoso, for your latest information.
03:12We are going to keep in contact and now we are.
