U.S. Wants To
Be "Effective Partner" of Central America
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U.S. Wants To
Be "Effective Partner" of Central America
PORT OF SPAIN - U.S. President Barack Obama
said Sunday that the United States wants to
be an "effective partner" of Central America
and he is willing to learn how to do it.
"I am looking forward to hearing more about
how the United States can be an effective
partner with all the countries represented,"
the president told reporters before meeting
Central American leaders on the sidelines of
the 5th Summit of the Americas in the
Caribbean twin island state of Trinidad and
Tobago.
Obama said the United States has a long
history of relations with Central America,
"a critical partner on a whole range of
issues."
Obama also said the meeting will be an
opportunity for him "to hear more directly
about both challenges and opportunities in
the region."
The president, visiting Latin America for
the first time, has pledged to 33 other
regional leaders attending the three-day
summit his administration intends to seek a
"new beginning" with Cuba and to build a
"new partnership" with Latin America.
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