Costa Rica and Panama Strengthen Ties

Panama and Costa Rica further strengthen cooperation by signing a bilateral agreement on the 29th of October 2009.

The agreement signed by Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and his Costa Rican counterpart Oscar Arias pledges to expand and deepen political and social dialogue on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest, the commercial ties, and cultural exchanges and to achieve integration between the two countries.

Both countries share the same democratic and social freedom values and the agreement aims to expand the cooperation between the countries beyond just economic ties.

You can read more on this in the Panama Guide

The BBC news site has a very good country profile on Costa Rica. It gives a very good summary of Costa Rica and some amazing facts. Did you know that:

• Costa Rica enjoys the highest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere!
• There are over 1,000 species of orchid in Costa Rica!
• Costa Rica is oftern referred to as the "Switzerland of Central America"
• The current prime minister, Oscar Arias, was awarded the nobel peace prize!

To read more about Costa Rica on the BBC News site, just click here.

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