President Leonel Fernandez will travel to Panama this afternoon to participate in the inauguration of that nation’s President-elect Martin Torrijos on 1 September. This is Fernandez’s first official trip abroad since the start of his government on 16 August. President Fernandez will travel with his wife Margarita Cedeno and Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. The return date is slated for Wednesday or Thursday, according to the Press Secretary Rafael Nunez.