On August 22, The
President attended a meeting between the Vice President and
President Luis Guillermo Solis of Costa Rica at the White House to
discuss the overall situation in
Central America and new steps to improve security and governance and
protect vulnerable migrants. The President and Vice President commended
Costa Rica for its leadership in establishing a “protective transfer
arrangement” in partnership with the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for
Migration to provide temporary safe haven for up to two hundred migrants
at a time from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
The leaders
agreed that the challenge of irregular migration
in the Americas will require close cooperation among all affected
countries through stronger border security and upholding the rule of
law, while respecting the rights of individuals who qualify for asylum
under international refugee standards. The Vice President
and President Solis also pledged to continue advancing regional
electricity integration and deepen energy cooperation initiatives
following on the U.S.-Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit hosted in
Washington, D.C. in May.
The
President and the Vice President underscored the United States’
commitment to strong bilateral ties with Costa Rica and robust
cooperation and regional leadership in
areas including combating global climate change, protecting the
environment, promoting lawful and orderly migration, counternarcotics,
and citizen security. The leaders agreed that a well-governed,
prosperous, and stable Central America would contribute immeasurably
to the future of the Western Hemisphere.
Source: The White House, Office of the Vice President
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