Panama to Host Communications Conference
Panama will host the first Inter-Parliamentary Conference on the Right to Communication, Eradication of Poverty, and Development, May 3 and 4.

Panamanian National Assembly President Elias Castillo said the meeting will bring together members of the Latin American Parliament, media directors and unions of journalists, as well as UNESCO specialists.

The speakers´ list includes representatives of various committees, particularly Communication and Information, Education, Culture, and Science and Technology.

The event will mark the centennial of the National Assembly of Panama and the 180th anniversary of the Anfictionic Congress convened by Simon Bolivar in Panama.

The goal is to help strengthen democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean through ample debate and to honor Freedom of the Press Day.