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Letter of Agreement with Nicaragua
Managua - U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua
Robert J. Callahan signed an agreement today
with the Government of Nicaragua
implementing the Merida Initiative, a
multi-year regional effort to combat
organized crime, gangs, and the trafficking
of narcotics and firearms.
Nicaraguan National Police Chief Aminta
Granera and Vice Foreign Minister Valdrak
Jaentschke signed the agreement on behalf of
the Nicaraguan government. This agreement
will provide Nicaragua with $1.5M in
Supplemental Fiscal Year 2008 bilateral
assistance.
Under this agreement, the Nicaraguan
National Police will participate in the
following three projects that are fully
funded by the U.S. Government: Central
American Fingerprint Exchange, $250,000;
Central American Vetted and Sensitive
Investigative Units (SIU), $500,000; and
Improved Policing and Police Equipment,
$681,400.
Representatives of the Government of the
United States and the Government of
Nicaragua will meet quarterly to review
qualitative and quantitative progress
towards achievement of the project goals and
objectives. These evaluations are in
addition to the ongoing monitoring of the
programs and activities conducted by each
government.
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