Central American cargo companies want Nicaragua to stop charging a 20% toll over the price of each transportation service.
In order to achieve this, delegates from the Central American Chamber of Transport Companies (Catransca), met with representatives of the Nicaraguan Transportation Ministry.
Héctor Fajardo, vice president of the chamber, told Prensalibre.com: “the objective of the meeting is getting Nicaragua to waive these dispositions that affect ground transportation and violate the framework agreement for Central American integration”.
The plan envisages for all goods crossing Central America to go through a strong, fast and secure road infrastructure.
Regional transport ministers gathered in Managua also agreed to seek funds for viable maintenance of the regional corridor.
Elnuevodiario.com.ni printed the statements of the Nicaraguan Minister of Transportation, Fernando Martinez: "'We are talking about a length of at least 2 thousand kilometers.' Another important agreement signed by his counterparts in the area was the adoption of a regional fund for the maintenance of regional corridors."