Guatemalan president offers El Salvador the chance to build a port in Guatemalan waters

Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei gestures while speaking during a news conference with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in San Salvador, El Salvador January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Monday offered his Salvadoran counterpart, Nayib Bukele, the opportunity to build and operate a port in Guatemalan waters in the Atlantic Ocean to promote commerce.

Giammattei, who took office in January, said the governments will work to develop a legal framework so that El Salvador can develop projects through a public-private partnership on the Guatemalan coast.