Advances inter-institutional committee for development of Portobelo and San Lorenzo

Panama, August 28, 2020 -The leaders of Culture, Carlos Aguilar Navarro, from Ambiente, Milciades Concepción, and the Vice Minister of Territorial Planning, José Batista and General Administrator of the Tourism Authority of Panama, Ivan Eskildsen, presided at the first regular meeting of ministers and authorities of the Interinstitutional Committee for the Integral Development of Portobelo and San Lorenzo, with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Investment Facilitation Counsellor José Alejandro Rojas.

The inter-institutional committee aims to consolidate actions, which will enhance government efforts in a single direction, as a result of the Tourist Cabinet held in Colón Province last year, which allowed important agreements to be reached and from date will formalise actions that the National Government has outstanding in the area of Portobelo and San Lorenzo.

He responded to ministers Carlos Aguilar Navarro and Milciades Concepción to open the meeting and to discuss the agenda of issues to be highlighted at this meeting among officials of the Executive through programs and projects with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (BID).

Mr. Aguilar Navarro emphasized the importance of contributing to the maintenance of the historic architecture of Portobelo, developing necessary infrastructure and services for public use and environmental education and the development of tourism experiences that become local enterprises as part of the agreements and implementation of initiatives proposed by the committee.

To this end, entities such as the National Land Administration Authority (ANATI), the Secretariat for Monitoring and Compliance (SSEC), the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) and the BID join with efforts to care for communities to improve the quality of life of the population through the integration of institutions, organizations and the community.