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U.S. Vice President
Arrives in Costa
Rica
U.S. Vice
President Joseph Biden arrived in Costa Rica
Sunday to attend a summit with leaders from
Central American countries.
Biden traveled to Costa Rica from Santiago,
Chile, where he met with South American
leaders including Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet.
Biden was accompanied by his wife Jill and
White House officials in charge of U.S.
relations with Latin America.
Biden was welcomed at the Juan Santamaria
(San Jose) International airport by Costa
Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno and
Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States
Tomas Duenas.
Biden's trip to Costa Rica is the first
visit to Central America by a top U.S.
official since President Barack Obama took
office in January.
Today (Monday), Biden will meet with Costa Rican
President Oscar Arias, and later they will
be joined by leaders from Guatemala,
Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador,
Costa Rican and Panama at the summit to
discuss new U.S. aid to the region, measures
for sustainable development and details of
the "Merida Plan" to combat drug
trafficking.
The possible agenda of the 5th Summit of the
Americas, scheduled for April 17-19 in
Trinidad and Tobago, may also be discussed.
Accompanying Biden is a score of Secret
Service agents and two military grade
armoured Cadillacs that arrived on a Boeing
C17 Globemaster, providing the
vice-president and his wife security. |
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