Arias Off To Brazil,
Will Miss August 2
Ceremonies
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, announced
yesterday that he will
not be attending the
ceremonies of August 2
at the Basilica de la
Virgen de Los Ángeles,
in Cartago.
This will be the first
time since the Figueres
Olsen administration
that the country's
president will not take
part in the annual
religious ceremonies in
Cartago.
Taking Arias' place will
be the vice-president
Laura Chinchilla, who
will be acting as
interim president while
Arias is in Brazil.
The president leaves for
Brazil today for a
meeting with Brazilian
president, Luiz Inácio
Lula da Silva, on
Thursday.
Accompanying the prez is
the ministro de
Relaciones Exteriores
(Foreign minister),
Bruno Stagno, and the
minister de Comercio
Exterior (Foreign Trade
minister) Marco Vinicio
Ruiz, in addition to
José León Desanti,
president of the state
refinery, the Refinadora
Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope).
Not accompanying his
brother on this trip is
Rodrigo Arias, ministro
de la Presidencia (chief
of staff).
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