Honduras talks with U.S. Secretary of Security about TPS, covid and hurricanes

WASHINGTON, HONDURAS.—TPS, covid-19 and storms Eta and Iota, were some of the issues to be addressed by the Chancellor of the Republic, Lisandro Rosales and the United States Secretary of Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, in Washington.

Rosales, along with other Honduran government ministers, are in the United States to develop a comprehensive follow-up agenda on issues affecting the country.

The Honduran chancellor delivered a report on the damage to Honduras following the passage of these weather events and they talked about the consequences of the pandemic of the covid 19.

“We were also talking a bit about the issue of vaccines, the difficulty it has had in the country to be able to acquire them,” he added.

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They also talked about migration, specifically recent caravans, efforts to address the causes and effects of migration, as well as combating migrant trafficking.

“We are talking about actions that must be taken on the issue of migration in order to identify these networks that are not only in Central America, but also come from South America where extra-continental people are moving through Central American territory to the American border, “he said of the conversation.

“The Lord Alejandro Mayorkas expressed his interest in continuing to work with Honduras on these actions that have to do with the issue of migration in general, “said Rosales.

On bilateral relations between Honduras and the United States, Rosales said that “they are in a very cordial moment. We remember that it is a new administration, we are getting to know each other, but we have already generated trust mechanisms to continue working on issues that they are of interest to everyone, especially to national reconstruction, migration and hemispheric security. “

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