Costa Rica fires foreign minister after un meeting
Costa Rica's foreign minister Manuel Tovar was dismissed after 139 days in office when the presidency said he attended a Shield of the Americas meeting with Donald Trump on 22 September without informing President Laura Fernández, preventing her attendance. Fernández publicly apologised to US ambassador Melinda Hildebrand and called Tovar's action negligent. Indiana Trejos, the foreign trade minister, will act as foreign minister once she returns from the UN; no visa or trade rule changes were announced. Observers warned the timing of the removal could weaken Rebeca Grynspan's bid for UN secretary-general and affect regional security cooperation plans.
Costa Rica dismissed its foreign minister for attending a US-led meeting.
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The president had skipped UN week to focus on security at home. The Shield of the Americas meeting gathered multiple regional leaders in New York. Next steps include naming a permanent foreign minister and deciding who speaks for Costa…
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