U.S. lawmaker Albi Sires claims the ambassador shared inaccurate quotes attributed to him. “It’s the first time in my 15 years in Congress that something like this has happened,” he lamented.
The American congressman Albio Sires stated Tuesday night that she had a conversation with Salvadoran ambassador to Washington, Milena Mayorga, but that the information she shared from the meeting “erroneously represented the substantive conversation” he had with her.
The lawmaker claims the ambassador shared inaccurate quotes attributed to him. “It’s the first time in my 15 years in Congress that something like this has happened,” he lamented.
Clarification by Congressman Albio Sires regarding the conversation he had with Milena Mayorga.
Therefore, he has advanced that re-evaluate how he will interact with Mayorga in the future.
Albio Sires recently sent a letter to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, calling on him to avoid hate speech and reminding him that this is the path he followed in the US. UU. Donald Trump. In addition, this congressman and his colleague Norma Torres wrote a letter to US President Joe Biden asking him not to ignore the abuses of power of a Bukele who is running out of friends in Washington.
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On his Twitter account, Mayorga said they held a meeting and shared the results of a visit to New York and New Jersey to get closer to businessmen and Salvadorans in the area.
He further noted that they discussed health and safety policies in El Salvador and addressed the letter that Sires is sending to Bukele. This, said the ambassador, “to know first hand their concerns about El Salvador.”
Mayorga adds that “Congressman Sires reiterated that he knew President Bukele and stressed that for no reason should he be disqualified. He expressed his interest in being able to visit El Salvador when the pandemic ends.”
Also, when reading the thread posted by her on Twitter, the warning appears that a tweet was deleted. The content of it is unknown.
Congressman Sires said they talked about the “vibrant” community of Salvadorans in their state, New Jersey, and the challenges in El Salvador.
On his letter, the legislator stressed that “we discuss the need to address the root causes of migration from the region and reiterated that I remain focused on working to combat corruption and deepen U.S. assistance to the United States.” North Triangle “.
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Finally, he said that “I will maintain relations with the countries of the region that are based on shared interests and mutual respect, and with a commitment, as always, to honesty, transparency and integrity.”
Those words from Sires come just days after an express visit to Washington by President Nayib Bukele failed to arrange a meeting with Joe Biden administration officials.
At the time, sources close to the White House told this medium that it was for the poor democratic record of Nayib Bukele and to prevent electoral manipulation of the meeting.
A few days later, this fear seems confirmed when he sees that Ambassador Mayorga tried, according to Albi Sires, to present an inaccurate version of his words.