No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeArchiveNewsflash: Nicaragua back on board for Central America-EU talks

Newsflash: Nicaragua back on board for Central America-EU talks

Nicaragua has confirmed its return to EU and Central American trade negotiations this week in Brussels, the newswire DPA reported.

“We are very pleased with Nicaragua´s decision to come back to the negotiations,” Emma Lizano, spokeswoman for the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Ministry (COMEX) told The Tico Times Monday night.

Manuel Coronel, vice minister of foreign relations for Nicaragua, told reporters on Monday that he will travel to Belgium Tuesday to participate in the latest round of talks beginning Thursday.

The big news comes after weeks of speculation regarding the nation´s role in the upcoming round after the Managua delegation walked away from t he last meeting, which took place in Honduras the week of March 30.

The Nicaraguans proposed a cooperation fund of €60 billion ($79 billion) during the last round without the consensus of the other four Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

According to Coronel, during the recent Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago all of the leaders from the Central American nations agreed to the creation of such a fund, but added there are details that still need to be studied.

Trending Now

Costa Rica’s Piangua Mollusk Threatened by Pineapple Farm Runoff

Costa Rica’s Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland, a 33,000-hectare haven of mangroves and rivers, is under siege from an unlikely source: pineapple farms. A study by...

Costa Rica to Launch Electric Air Taxis for Sustainable Travel in Guanacaste

Costa Rica is poised to revolutionize its transportation landscape with the introduction of electric air taxis, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional ground travel...

Celso Gamboa Allegedly Ran Drug Ring with Costa Rican Government Ties

Celso Gamboa, once Costa Rica’s Security Minister and a Supreme Court judge, now faces extradition to the U.S. for leading a major cocaine trafficking...

Costa Rica’s Eyelash Viper Snake Is One of the Most Beautiful

There are at least 141 different species of snakes in Costa Rica. With that large number of species packed into such a tiny nation,...

Costa Rica’s Pride 2025 Closing Event Bans Minors, Sparks Outrage

Costa Rica’s Pride 2025 closing event, set for June 29 at San José’s Plaza de la Democracia, was thrown into controversy when the government...

Costa Rica Pushes USA to the Brink but Falls in Penalty Heartbreak

If you just caught the end of the USA vs. Costa Rica Gold Cup quarterfinal, you probably feel like you need another cup of...
Avatar
spot_img
Costa Rica Tours
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Rocking Chait
Costa Rica Travel

Latest News from Costa Rica