WASHINGTON, USA.-U.S. President Joe Biden is willing to work with his Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando HernándezThis was stated by the presidential adviser Juan González.
“He is currently the president-elect of Honduras. We will work with his government, we will look for areas of common interest,” Gonzalez said in an interview with the network on Sunday. CNN in Spanish, when asked if the head of state is a “valid interlocutor” for Washington.
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“We have to work with governments, but not just with governments, obviously the Honduran chancellor (Lisandro Rosales) will be here this week, Ricardo (Zúñiga, the special envoy of Washington for the North Central American Triangle) and I are going to meet with him, look for areas of joint work, ”he stated.
It is important to remember that Zúñiga made a tour of the Northern Triangle last week, but did not reach Honduras. Chancellor Rosales and the Minister of the Interior, Carlos Madero, stated that the talks were already advanced and that is why Zúñiga would not reach Honduran territory.
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The State Department spokesman, Ned Price, said on March 9 that Washington cannot have close ties with leaders who do not fight corruption, in response to a question about the implications of the charges against Hernandez.
“We will not hide when it comes to denouncing any particular leader. We are trying to eradicate corruption, wherever it is, whether in the Western Hemisphere or anywhere else,” Price added.
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It should be remembered that during the trial against the Honduran narcotics Geovanny Fonts, President Hernandez was repeatedly mentioned, noting that he received money from drug trafficking.