Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The secretariat of Transparency Maria Andrea Matamoros, describes in recent hours the issues addressed by the Honduran delegation that traveled to Washington to conduct bilateral dialogues with the US government.
The official explained that in terms of transparency issues, there were extensive reports on progress in institution-building. Matamoros emphasized that through this secretariat, Honduras has closed and opened several institutions with a view to modernization, transparency and the eradication of corruption in public administration.
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“ A negotiating table, a dialogue table benefited both of us; it is a table that we as Hondurans raise our heads to show that our country has made historic and important progress in transparency and that we have many shared responsibilities. with the United States, differentiated but shared, and that only by working hand in hand as we have done will we move forward, ”he explained.
In November 2020 Juan Orlando Hernandez, President of Honduras, swore in Matamoros as head of this state entity. “I’ve always said, the president of the republic knows what’s good for Honduras, good for the United States. What’s good for the United States is good for Honduras,” he added.
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Matamoros detailed that the results of transparency and efficiency were presented before USA they are tangible. He emphasized the closure of the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI) and the opening of the Revenue Administration Service (SAR).
Partners
“So in that sense we have reaffirmed that political will, we have reaffirmed that we are partners and we see with good eyes that we are going to set an important path in terms of transparency,” he stressed.
The head of Transparency says that, as a result of the modernization of protocols and health systems, the latter institution now registers more than 200,000 taxpayers, far from the 31,000 the DEI has ever registered.
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“One of the issues that drew attention from the table was the very important advancements that many of us are unaware of in the fight against money laundering; the CNBShas made significant progress and has even qualified us internationally better than many European countries, including Canada, Matamoros emphasized.
Delegation
A Honduran delegation, also represented by Miriam Guzmán (Director of SAR), Estela Cardona (Attorney General of the Republic) and Ethel Deras (Chairman of the National Banking and Insurance Commission), exchanged proposals on issues such as transparency, economy, human rights and management pandemics involving Washington officials, especially State Department representatives.
Secretary of State Lisandro Rosales stressed that Honduras, through Juan Orlando Hernández, remains a strategic partner of the United States, despite allegations against it.
Relationships
“From the outset, the Juan Orlando Hernández administration worked with then President Barack Obama and Vice President Biden, now with Biden as president we will continue to work hand in hand,” he explains.
Finally, Matamoros announced that Juan Orlando Hernández and Joe Biden, the current US president, had previously met during the Obama administration, in which Biden served as vice president, although the first meeting between him and the Honduran president could soon take place. .