Costa Rican foreign minister dismissed after attending a Trump security meeting
Manuel Tovar’s attendance at the Shield of the Americas meeting prevented the Costa Rican President from attending, as each country was limited to one representative.
Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez has dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar following his attendance at a high-level security meeting led by US President Donald Trump without her consent, preventing her from participating. The meeting was part of the Shield of the Americas, an anti-cartel coalition initiated by the Trump administration in March.
Tovar's dismissal took immediate effect, with the Costa Rican government stating that his negligence caused significant strategic damage by barring Fernandez from the crucial gathering. The coalition, a US-led multinational effort to combat drug trafficking and organized crime, is deemed vital to Costa Rica's national and public security policy.
Costa Rica's current Minister of Foreign Trade, Indiana Trejos, has been appointed as acting Foreign Minister, taking her position upon returning from a UN General Assembly mission.
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