Economy
Guatemala will sign an agreement with the United States to modernize its main commercial ports, as part of a bilateral strategy that seeks to strengthen the strategic infrastructure of the country and boost maritime trade.
Port Company Quetzal (EPQ), km. 102 Escuintla highway, where foreign trade is given in the Pacific in Guatemala. (Free Press Photo: Erick Ávila)
The President Bernardo Arévalo confirmed on Tuesday, May 20 that on Thursday, May 22, he will sign an agreement with USA For the American nation to collaborate with the Modernization of its ports.
“The Guatemala government and the United States government have been working to define the road map that will allow us to move towards Modern ports and efficient, “said Arévalo at a press conference.
The agreement will be signed on May 22 by the Southern Command of the United States Army and the Guatemala Army in search of expanding and improving the current conditions of their commercial maritime terminals.
“It is a historical and significant step,” added the president, which “adds to efforts to rescue, develop and modernize the infrastructure strategic country “.
According to the ruler, the agreement with USA It has its origin in the visit to Guatemala last February of the Secretary of States of USAMarco Rubio.
The Guatemalan government indicated that the agreement with USA. It will allow initially modernizing Quetzal porton the coast to the Pacific Ocean, and subsequently the Puerto de Santo Tomás de Castillaat the other end of the country in front of the Atlantic Ocean.
The term of the agreement is 30 years and also includes “an analysis to be able to enable the rail system” in Guatemalacurrently without use, he pointed out the same source.
Precisely last February they visited Guatemala a group of engineers of the American army To analyze The situation of their maritime terminalsas confirmed by the US Embassy. At the time.
The modernization of Ports in Guatemala will allow to speed up maritime trade by the Central American Nation, which according to local media currently suffers delays and congestions regularly.