Costa Rican President Dismisses Foreign Minister After Undisclosed Trump Meeting
Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernandez dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a New York meeting led by Donald Trump without informing her. Fernandez said she should have represented Costa Rica and argued that the minister’s failure to consult her caused serious strategic damage.
Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez has dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a meeting led by US President Donald Trump without informing her, according to the South China Morning Post. The meeting concerned security in Latin America and took place in New York on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. It was linked to Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance.
Fernandez said she should have attended the meeting herself. She criticised Tovar for failing to consult her before taking part and said his decision caused “great strategic damage.” The president’s action makes the minister’s attendance, rather than the substance of the meeting, the immediate focus of the dispute. The available material does not state whether Tovar offered a public response or explain how the dismissal will affect Costa Rica’s representation in the initiative.
The report also does not provide details of the alliance’s membership, its proposed activities or the other officials who attended the New York meeting. The dismissal followed a diplomatic disagreement over presidential oversight of a foreign-policy engagement involving the United States and regional security.
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