Thursday, July 30, 2009

Heads of State back Arias in His Efforts to Reinstate Zelaya

Heads of State back Arias
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

Heads of state meeting in Guanacaste have issued a 73 point final declaration in which they defend democracy and promote the San José Accord drafted by their host Óscar Arias Sánchez to reinstall José Manuel Zelaya as president of Honduras.

The declaration also said the heads of state would fight against illegal immigration and illicit drugs.

However, the bulk of the declaration supported additional regional integration in highway systems and electrical networks.

They also supported the position of Arias and his iniciative before the United Nations to keep track of international arms shipments.

The meeting at the JW Marriott in Hacienda Pinilla involved most Central American heads of state. The so-called Tuxtla session in an annual event that seeks to further the Plan Pueblo Panamá, which is designed to improve Central American infrastructure and promote economic integration. Álvardo Uribe, president of Colombia, also attended.

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