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Panama Officials to Meet With Counterparts From Costa Rica
Story by La Prensa
The foreign ministers of Panama and Costa Rica, Juan Carlos Varela and Bruno Stagno, respectively, plan to meet Friday to discuss border development issues in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, Panama, official sources said today.
The two foreign ministers plan to discuss issues such as tourism and border security. But the main focus of the discussion is expected to be the Sixaola River, which flows along the border between the countries.
The Echandi-Fernández Treaty of 1941 states that both countries have the right of free navigation on the Sixaola, while the border runs through the center of the channel.
The governments of Panama and Costa Rica have agreed in recent years on the construction of a bridge over a tributary of the river.
In recent years, flooding along the river has become an issue facing the governments of both countries, and it is expected to be a matter addressed at Friday's meeting.
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