Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Lisandro Rosales, Holder of the Chancellery of Honduras, declared this Monday regarding the allegations of corruption in countries of the North triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) delivered by the American congresswoman of Guatemalan origin Torres standard.
“The truth is often missing (Norma Torres),” Rosales told HRN’s Matutitno newspaper. “Let him be happy criticizing; we work with the Biden administration closely,” he adds.
per Rosers, Torres, congressman for the district 35 dand California, “handle a left-wing politics and a wrong discourseTorres has announced in recent hours that a list of names of officials from the region will be circulating this week for acts of corruption and that the United States will not fund states that are involved in fraudulent acts.
“You have to see the context: there is 438 American congressmen. She is one more. He has some particular interests in his left-wing agenda that he wanted to impose his criteria on the Northern Triangle, “he said. Rosers.
For its part, Towers, On its official portal, wrote yesterday: “I do not care who is involved (the list), I care that we hold these people accountable and that we help defend democracy, justice, human rights and the state of right to Central America“.
Nayib Bukele, Salvadoran president, contended, through Twitter, With the California Congresswoman. Torres questioned the Government of the Savior by the migration crisis in the border area between Mexico and the United States, to which President Bukele responded by questioning these assertions and even urged Hispanic voters not to vote for Torres.
migration
The Honduran chancellor, in this regard, has indicated that they have not met, so far, with senior officials of United States. “We have scheduled a meeting to address the issue of migration,” he said.
The administration of Joe Biden, who came to power in 2021, Promised flexible measures with regard to migration policy, contrary to the predecessor Donald Trump, Which advanced head-on in the struggle to deport millions of Latin Americans settled in American territory. However, deportation figures in recent months are far, according to experts, from the promise of the Democratic administration.
approaches
The Honduran official stressed that they met in recent days with Ricardo Zúniga, of Honduran origin, and Roberta Jacobson, Delegates for Biden to address the Central American issue, especially on migration issues.
“We will address different perspectives. We are at work tables and with some very advanced agenda items. We have specific projects and issues on migration and bilateral relations, as well as country reconstruction after the Eta and Iota storms,” he described Rosers.
To close, the chancellor noted that they have not yet scheduled meetings or meetings with Kamala Harris, Vice President of United States. “We expect you to visit migratory detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico border.” Govern of Honduras it does not yet close the first face-to-face communication with the Biden administration, which could be crucial in defining the future of bilateral relations between the two nations.