Programs and Events

President Mireya Moscoso visits with President George W. Bush

June, 2003

Statement by white house spokesman Ari Fleischer

Good afternoon. The president began with an intelligence briefing, followed by his FBI briefing. And then he met with the president of Panama, where they discussed trade between the United States and Panama. The president thanked the president of Panama, President Moscoso, for her country's excellent law enforcement and security cooperation along the Panama Canal. He congratulated the country of Panama, the people of Panama, on the 100th anniversary of independence, and he thanked the government of Panama for their support on Article 98 action on international agreements.