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U.S. WILL NOT Remove Costa Rica
From List of Irak War Supporters
Considering it an "historic
document", the United States of
America is refusing to remove
Costa Rica from the list of
supports of the Irak war. Costa
Rica is still listed on the
White House website as one of
the supporting countries to the
war in the middle east.
The government of Abel Pacheco
authorized the inclusion of
Costa Rica's name on the list in
March of 2003 and according to
U.S. government officials, is
part of the White House
documents and cannot be removed.
Costa Rica's foreign minister,
Bruno Stagno, received a letter
from the Americans stating their
position for not removing the
name from the list, refusing the
request sent by Costa Rica
earlier this year.
Stagno said that the United
States deems the document by the
former government is "historic"
and "public" and cannot be
legally removed.
Stagno added that he will
continue to hold conversations
with officials in Washington
looking for a solution to the
Costa Rican plea.
The decision to have the Costa
Rican name removed from the list
stems from a Constitutional
Court decision earlier this year
that ordered the Poder Ejecutive
(executive power) to withdraw
the country's name from the
list.
"The United States of America is
sovereign country. The White
House website is a sovereign
page of the United States, who
have made the legal
interpretation on the matter and
we have to be respectful of
their legal position", said
Stagno.
Stagno added that he and his
officials have to find a way to
comply with the Constitutional
Court order.
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