The Mayor of Bethlehem Adv. Anton Salman, participated in the official welcoming of the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the presence of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ms. Rola Ma'ayah, the Palestinian Representative in Panama and a number of leaders. Varela walked through the courtyards of the Church of the Nativity and was briefed on the process of the church restoration.