Martinelli joins leaders at inauguration of construction of locks on Panama Canal

“Today, a new future begins for the country,” said the Panamanian president, Ricardo Martinelli, at a ceremony jointly presided by him, Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and the Spanish deputy premier, Manuel Chaves.

 

The project is being carried out by Grupo Unidos por el Canal, a consortium led by Spain's Sacyr Vallehermoso construction company.

 

Original source: Efe