Arias Presents
Chinchilla To Latin American & Caribbean
Leaders
With pride and honour, Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias, presented
president-elect Laura Chinchilla to the
Latin American and Caribbean Unity summit in
Mexico.
"I have the honour to present to you, the
first woman president of the Republic of
Costa Rica, whose integrity, honesty and
courage make her worth of office. I am
pleased and honoured and I am very proud to
introduce to you Mrs. Laura Chinchilla",
said president Arias to his counterparts of
the region, streeing the role of women in
society and politics of the new millennium.
The Latin and Caribbean summit is being held
in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where over 30
Latin American and Caribbean leaders are
taking part in their support to strengthen
Latin American and Caribbean integration.
The leaders and officials present in the
two-day summit will debate a wide agenda but
the priority is for a greater unity. Top on
the agenda is the forming of a new expanded
organization that would include all those
present.
This will be the first act outside of Costa
Rica of president-elect Chinchilla since
wining the presidential elections on
February 7.
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