GUATEMALA CITY : A Latin Summit
After three years of diplomacy that helped end a guerrilla war in Nicaragua and launch peace talks in El Salvador and Guatemala, Central America’s presidents will turn to an economic agenda when they meet in nearby Antigua this weekend.
Without joint efforts to pull the region out of a decade-old recession, officials believe, their achievements in peacemaking and in strengthening democracy will be fleeting.
Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua are led by conservative presidents who have taken office within the last year. They share an interest with host Guatemala in acting as a bloc in world trade, dealings with creditors, and economic development.
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