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Costa Rica Denies Blocking
Negotiation
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Costa Rica Denies
Blocking Negotiation
With EU
The Ministerio
de Comerico Exterior (Exterior Commerce Minister) Marco Vinicio
Ruiz denied on Wednesday that Costa Rica has blocked the negotiations for the Association
Agreement with the European Union (EU).
Ruiz said that Costa Rica has interest
in the agreement "because we have 70%
of the region's trade with Europe and 70% of the European investment in
Central America."
Ruiz also urged Nicaragua to change its
stance on its proposal of a fund worth 60
billion euros (some us$79 billion dollars) and to return to the negotiating
table with the EU.
On April 1, Nicaragua withdrew from the
talks with the EU in Honduras as it failed
to gain support of other Central American
countries on the fund proposal for regional
development, in which it suggested the EU
accounts for 90 percent and Central America
10percent.
Nicaragua's Vice Foreign Minister Manuel
Coronel accused Costa Rica of demanding "in
the last moment" to review the proposal.
For his part, Ruiz said that Nicaragua's
proposal should have been analyzed first by
the monetary authorities of each Central
American country before being presented to
the EU.
"Nicaragua should have understood that there
is no one who can offer gifts now, as the
world's important countries are busy
restoring their economies from the financial
crisis," Ruiz said.
Ruiz also said he expects the Central
American presidents could discuss this issue
at the 5th Summit of the Americas slated for
April. 17 -19 in Trinidad and Tobago.
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