Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Lisandro Rosales. Placeholder image, Honduras’s Foreign Minister, stated this Monday on allegations of corruption in countries of the Northern triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Spoken by US Congressman of Guatemalan descent Norma Torres
“Often he misses the truth (Norma Torres),” Rosales told HRN’s Diario Matutitno news. “Please criticize; we work closely with Biden’s administration,” he adds.
In front of Rosales, Torres, district congressman 35 de Californiaride a politics of the left and a wrong speechTorres announced in recent hours that a list of names of officials in the region for corruption will be circulating this week and that the United States will not fund states involved in fraudulent acts.
“You have to see the context: it is there 438 US Congressmen. She’s one more. It has some specific interests in its leftist agenda that has sought to impose its criteria in the Northern Triangle, ”he said. Rosales
For his part, Torres, on his official website, wrote yesterday: “ I don’t care who includes (the list), I care that we hold those people accountable and that we help defend democracy, justice, human rights and the rule of law in Central America
Nayib Bukele, the Salvadoran president, enforced Twitter, with the California congressman. Torres asked the Government of El Salvador because of the migration crisis in the border area between Mexico and the United States, to which President Bukele responded by questioning these claims and even urging Spanish voters not to vote for Torres.
Migration
The Honduran Foreign Minister indicated that they have not met with senior officials from United States“We have scheduled a meeting to discuss the issue of migration,” he said.
The Joe Biden administration, who came to power 2021, promised flexible measures with regard to immigration policy, unlike the predecessor Donald Trump, which rose head-on in the fight for the deportation of millions of Latin Americans who settled in the United States. However, the deportation figures for recent months are a long way from the promise of the democratic government, according to experts.
Approaches
The Honduran official stressed that in recent days they have met Ricardo Zúniga, of Honduran descent, and Roberta Jacobson, delegated by Biden to address the Central American issue, particularly in the area of migration issues.
“We will cover different perspectives. We are sitting at worktables and with some very advanced agenda items. We have specific projects and issues related to migration and bilateral relations, as well as the reconstruction of the country after storms Eta and Iota,” he described. Rosales
Finally, the chancellor pointed out that they have not planned any meetings or gatherings yet Kamala Harris, vice president of United States“We hope you visit immigrant detention centers on the road between the United States and Mexico.” G.government of Honduras Initial face-to-face communication with the Biden government, which could be crucial in determining the future of bilateral relations between the two nations, has not yet been completed.