PRESIDENT ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO TO TRAVEL TO COSTA RICA FOR A STATE VISIT AND THE FIRST MEXICO-SICA SUMMIT

• The President’s State visit to Costa Rica comes at the invitation of President Laura Chinchilla Miranda.

• President Peña Nieto will hold discussions with the Central American leaders during the first Mexico-SICA Summit.

• The leaders will discuss development, infrastructure, investment and trade, among other issues.

President Enrique Peña Nieto will travel this Tuesday, February 19th, to Costa Rica for a State visit and to meet with other Central American presidents during the first Mexico-Central American Integration System (SICA) Summit.

On his first day in San Jose, Costa Rica, the President will make a State visit at the invitation of President Laura Chinchilla Miranda.

The State visit includes private meetings with President Chinchilla to discuss the main bilateral and international issues, a meeting with the full Legislative Assembly and judges of the Supreme Court, and a meeting with the Mayor of San José.

On day two, President Peña Nieto and the Central American presidents will participate in the first Mexico – SICA Summit. The Heads of State and Government will address the region’s priorities in the areas of development, health, education, poverty alleviation, infrastructure, investment and trade. Regarding cooperation, the leaders will review issues related to the Infrastructure Fund for Mesoamerican and Caribbean Countries (Yucatan Agreement).

This unprecedented meeting reflects President Enrique Peña Nieto’s desire to promote dialogue and cooperation with Latin America and, in particular, to give impetus to the strategic relationship with Central America, renewing Mexico’s support for the efforts to make progress with integration in the region.

SICA is an international organization created in 1991. Its aim is to integrate Central America to make it into a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development. The Member countries are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Belize. The Dominican Republic participates as an associate member. Mexico has participated as a regional observer since 2004.