President Carlos Alvarado will visit Panama this Wednesday to talk to his Panamanian counterpart, Juan Carlos Varela, about the political and humanitarian crises in Nicaragua and Venezuela.
The presidential meeting will be in the city of Boquete, in the Panamanian province of Chiriqui. The meeting had been agreed upon during Alvarado’s recent visit to the World Youth Day.
Last week the president had announced his interest in visiting the region to discuss the situation in these nations.
In addition to the crises in Nicaragua and Venezuela, the agenda covers issues such as security between the two countries, joint tourism plans and trade.
For this tour, the president will take the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Manuel Ventura; Security, Michael Soto; Public Works, Rodolfo Méndez; Agriculture, Renato Alvarado; Commerce, Dyala Jiménez; and Tourism, Mariamalia Revelo.
The director of the Public Force, Daniel Calderón, will also participate, as well as the director of the Border Police, Allan Obando, and the director of Intelligence and Security, Eduardo Trejos.
The delegation will return to the country the same day in the afternoon.