Panama’s dream of linking the capital city with Chiriqui has moved closer to reality with the  Panama Government announcing the creation of the “High-Level Commission of the Panama-Chiriquí Railway Project”.

It  will act as liaison with the entities designated by the Government of China to coordinate everything related to the feasibility study of the construction project

The move came through an executive decree carrying  the signatures  of President Juan Carlos Varela and Minister of the Presidency, Álvaro Alemán,

The commission will be attached to the Ministry of the Presidency.

In December 2017 the Cabinet received a visit from a delegation from the Chinese government to continue with the feasibility study of the railway project.

It is part of a long-term China plan to link South America with the north as it has done with the China Europe link.