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\u201cEXPANSION IMPORTANT FOR PANAMA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PANAMA CITY<\/strong>, Panama, September 18, 2006<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Singapore\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo visited the Panama Canal Saturday, September 16. On behalf of his country, he expressed support for the expansion proposal: “The Panama Canal expansion is important not just for Panama but for the entire [maritime] industry \u2013 for the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Yeo traveled to Panama as part of an official delegation, which also included Panamanian Ambassador to Singapore Eduardo Real. The delegation was received at the Miraflores Visitors Center by Minister of Canal Affairs and concurrent Panama Canal Authority Board Chairman Dr. Ricaurte V\u00e1squez, who briefed them on the expansion proposal and Canal operations.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Singapore signed a Free Trade Agreement with Panama.\u00a0Foreign Minister Yeo shared with Dr. V\u00e1squez that, \u201cSingapore is a maritime hub. We live on trade. And the more open the world is to free movement of ships, the better it is for Singapore.\u00a0We hope that you widen the Canal because it is good for the overall system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panamanians will vote on October 22 in a national referendum on the proposed expansion.<\/p>\n

The project would build a third lane of traffic along the waterway through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling Canal capacity. The expansion will help maximize Panama\u2019s strategic location to become the great maritime hub of the Americas.<\/p>\n

About the Panama Canal Authority<\/strong>
\nThe Panama Canal Authority is the autonomous agency of the Government of Panama in charge of managing, operating and maintaining the Panama Canal. The operation of the Panama Canal Authority is based on its organic law and the regulations approved by its Board of Directors. For more information, please refer to the Panama Canal Authority’s Web site:\u00a0www.pancanal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Authority’s responsibility to the Panamanian people is paramount. The Canal belongs to the people and benefits from the Canal should accrue to as many Panamanians as possible.\u00a0The Authority will plan its future so that it will continually contribute to the economic development and welfare of the citizens of Panama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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