Costa Rica fires foreign minister over unauthorised Trump meeting

Costa Rican President Fernandez has dismissed the country’s foreign minister over his attendance at a meeting with Donald Trump in New York, according to Al Jazeera. The meeting was described as the “Shield of the Americas” gathering. The president’s decision followed the minister’s attendance without approval, according to the supplied material.

The report does not state the foreign minister’s full name, the date of the dismissal or the official reason given beyond the unauthorised meeting. It also does not include a response from the dismissed minister. No details are provided about who organised the gathering, which governments or officials attended or what was discussed.

The source does not say whether the meeting produced any agreements or commitments. The episode indicates a dispute between the Costa Rican president and his foreign minister over diplomatic attendance at a US meeting. The supplied material does not identify a replacement minister or describe the wider political consequences of the dismissal.