Central America: One single voice in face of crisis

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic and Social Integration in Central America started a working session to evaluate the possibility of speaking with "one voice" regarding the global financial crisis.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs, Angel Orellana, inaugurated the first session of the meetings which will conclude this evening and at which its is expected that a formal document will be presented to the leaders of the Central American Integration System (SICA), which will convene tomorrow for the XXXIII Ordinary Summit of Head of State and Government of the organization.

Central America is seeking a united voice in the face of the international financial crisis, a a result of an "imported model", the Honduran vice minister of Foreign Affairs, Patricia Licona, said to the press. She has been participating in the technical meetings in preparation for meeting of the leaders.

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