Rice To Visit Panama
WASHINGTON - At the
invitation of Panamanian
President Martin
Torrijos Espino,
Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will
travel to Panama on Dec.
9 and 10, U.S. State
Department announced on
Monday.
According to a statement
from the department,
Rice will meet with
Torrijos to discuss
bilateral issues,
including trade and
education, and also
participate in the first
Pathways to Prosperity
Ministerial meeting.
U.S. President George W.
Bush and leaders of
eleven Western
Hemisphere countries
launched the Pathways
initiative on Sept.
24,2008 to ensure that
the benefits of trade
more broadly reach all
of their citizens, said
the statement.
The Pathways countries
are Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica,
the Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico,
Panama, Peru and the
United States. |
