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Panama President Presents National
Plan
Panama President Martin Torrijos
is meeting Wednesday with
diverse national sectors to
analyze a National Agreement for
Development.
The president announced some
days ago that to achieve that
goal, he will request support
from the UN through the Ibero-American
Office.
Torrijos said he will take the
first steps today to achieve a
national agreement on policies
that guarantee the nation s
development.
According to analysts, the
Executive plan is a response to
groups opposed to the
modernization of the Panama
Canal Zone, because construction
of three additional locks, at a
cost of 5.2 billion dollars,
does not include a social
development strategy.
The 2.12 million Panamanians
will decide on the expansion of
the Canal Zone in a national
referendum on October 22.
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