Regional
Pro-Integration
Summit in Panama
PANAMA - The
summit of heads
of State of the
Central American
Integration
System (SICA),
in session in
Panama, ratified
on Wednesday the
willingness to
advance in the
process of
regional
integration, in
a situation in
which it is
imperative to
adapt to new
realities.
The
final
declaration of
the meeting,
signed by
representatives
of Belize,
Panama, Costa
Rica, El
Salvador,
Nicaragua,
Guatemala,
Honduras and the
Dominican
Republic, agreed
on the need to
redefine actions
in a
comprehensive
way.
An important
step in this
regard will be
the Special
Summit of SICA
to be held in
San Salvador on
July 20.
President of El
Salvador
Mauricio Funes
said that one of
the objectives
of the meeting
in Panama is to
put governments
in tune with the
current
situation, with
participants
ratifying as a
priority the
issue of
security, as
they committed
to fight
violence, as
well as drug,
arms and people
trafficking.
SICA also
expressed
concern for the
recent
promulgation of
a law in
Arizona, in the
United States,
which represents
a backward step
regarding
immigrants'
rights.
Participants
expressed
satisfaction for
the Partnership
Agreement
reached between
Central America
and the European
Union after a
complex
negotiation
period.
Also on
Wednesday,
political
dialogue is
expected between
SICA countries
and visiting
Italian Prime
Minister Silvio
Berlusconi. |
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