The president of El Salvador allegedly refused to meet with a senior U.S. diplomat this week, demanding that Biden’s government stop criticizing his government.
The Associated Press reports that President Nayib Bukele has turned down a meeting with Ricardo Zuniga, the US envoy to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the so-called “Northern Triangle”.
Bukele also reportedly said he would not meet with U.S. diplomats before the Biden government stopped criticizing his government, following a statement from Secretary of State Ned Price, who was quoted as saying Monday. after the separation of powers in El Salvador’s constitutional government as ‘defense’. “
The Salvadoran president was also denied a meeting President Biden
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The State Department did not immediately return a request for comment from The Hill.
“[W]enjoy … strong relations with El Salvador and its people, and we will continue to work closely with our Salvadoran partners to meet the challenges in the region. And that includes, as we have already said, irregular migration. It includes corruption and impunity, it includes management challenges. That includes respect for human rights, economic opportunities and security, ‘Price told a news conference on Wednesday.
Bukele also joined the U.S. Rep. Norma Torres
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“I hope all my brothers Salvadorans, Mexicans, Hondurans, Guatemales, Dominicans, Venezuelans and all Latin Americans from District 35 of California do NOT VOTE @NormaJTorres, ”He tweeted on April 2. “It does not work for you, but to keep our countries underdeveloped.”
Hopefully all my salvadoran, mexican, honduran, guatemaltic, dominican, venezolanos and all latino american people from District 35 of California NO VOTEN by @NormaJTorres.
It does not work for you, it wants to maintain our lands in the subdivision.
– Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) 2 April 2021