Nicaragua May
Bypass Costa Rica On SICA Presidency
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Rotation
Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, plans
to hand over the presidency of the Sistema
de Integración Centroamericana (SICA) to
Guatemala's president, Alvaro Colom, instead
of Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, come
July.
The Nicaraguan vice-chancellor, Manuel
Coronel Kautz, says the move is due to Costa
Rica's differing position than that of the
rest of Central America, evidenced by Arias'
skipping meetings held over the last six
months, three of which were held in Managua.
Thus, Nicaragua feels it should skip handing
over the presidency to Costa Rica, avoiding
risking Central America's integration.
Kautz made the statement on a local
Nicaraguan television channel, saying that
Costa Rica is neither a member of the Corte
Centroamericana de Justicia (CCJ), nor of
the Parlamento Centroamericano (Parlacen).
The vice-chancellor continued with "costa
Rica does not subscribe to the free mobility
of Central America, known as CA-4, nor is it
part of the single visa agreement for
Central America.
According to Kautz, Costa Rica is not part
of the political dialogue and co-operation
between the Central American governments and
the European Union.
Arias said last week the Central American
presidential summits are a waste of time and
fail to address important issues, failing to
address the principal problems facing
Central America.
The Arias comments could have been seen by
Ortega as an insult, as he is the
responsible for setting the agenda of the
talks.
Kautz said that Nicaragua has to "think
things over carefully" before handing over
the presidency to Arias, especially
following the comments made by the Costa
Rican president.
The rotation of the presidency is based on
article 3 of the Reglamento de la
Presidencia Pro Témpore del SICA, which was
signed in Managua on March 25, 2009, which
clearly states Costa Rica is next on the
rotation come July 1, 2009.
Costa Rica reiterated that it is respectful
of the legal system in force in Central
America.
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