Backroom deals mock the will of the people

The Minister of Commerce has revealed that the team that will renegotiate the contract with Minera Panama has already met seven times. This has become known thanks to the pressure on the Government that one of the members of this commission has publicly resigned and revealed the existence of a proposal that is in the process of being refined. Once again, the Government intends to negotiate behind the back of Panamanian society, as it did with the Panama Ports Company because it is now that we learn of a proposal that, in the opinion of the resigning negotiator, is disadvantageous for Panama.

This is the second time that this administration mocks the will of Panamanians, making plans without considering the best interests of the country, but only theirs. What do they want? Inform us only of your bedroom deals? Give away the national heritage of this and the following generations? Enough of making arbitrary decisions, ignoring the will of a country fed up with being a guest of stone in “negotiations” that are reduced to accepting the crumbs of an activity as destructive as mining. Respect and begin to be accountable for what you are looking for with this new contract.  LA PRENSA, Aug 21.