香港长和集团子公司巴拿马港口公司已向巴拿马政府提出仲裁索赔，要求赔偿20亿美元，原因是所谓非法接管运河两端的两个港口。该行动源于巴拿马最高法院裁定其经营特许权批准法违宪。PPC誓言不会让步，将争取全部赔偿。
巴拿马港口公司（PPC），香港长和控股有限公司的子公司，于周五发布声明，表示已根据国际商会规则向巴拿马政府提交仲裁索赔，寻求20亿美元赔偿。该公司指责巴拿马当局非法接管巴尔博亚港和克里斯托瓦尔港，这两个港口位于战略性巴拿马运河的两端。
巴拿马当局于2月份接管这些港口，此前该国最高法院裁定批准PPC特许权的法律违宪。该特许权于2021年续签，为期25年，直至2047年。
PPC在声明中表示：“正如PPC在先前声明中所述，巴拿马国家的行为不符合适用的法律、合同和条约权利。”声明进一步强调，PPC和长和“不会让步，他们不是为了象征性救济而来——他们将主张所有权利和因巴拿马国家的根本性违约和反投资者行为而应得的损害赔偿。”
PPC澄清，其索赔金额为20亿美元，并指责巴拿马当局向媒体误报该数字。该事件凸显了外国投资者在巴拿马面临的法律挑战，但PPC坚持其权利主张。
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