El Salvador: "Now is not the time to talk about the port"

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"I think we are at the point where recognize that international operators are willing to do business with the country, however we are in the middle of an electoral season and this makes its harder to discuss the project," Escobar said.

The present of the Investment Promotion Agency (Proesa) also added that there are other priority topics such as the 950 million dollar loan granted by the World Bank.

Source: elsalvador.com

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