Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernandez on Thursday fired her foreign minister for attending a meeting on Latin America’s security led by US President Donald Trump without telling her.Fernandez said she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance in New York, and that Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar’s failure to consult her caused “great strategic damage”.The meeting took place on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.Tovar attended “without giving prior notice or informing” the president, a conservative Trump ally, of his participation, Costa Rica’s government said.
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Costa Rica’s foreign minister fired for attending Trump meeting without telling president
Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez fired Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar on Thursday. The dismissal occurred because Tovar attended a security meeting led by US President Donald Trump in New York without informing President Fernandez beforehand.
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Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez fired Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar on Thursday. The dismissal occurred because Tovar attended a security meeting led by US President Donald Trump in New York without informing President Fernandez beforehand. The meeting, part of Trump's "Shield of the Americas" alliance, took place on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. President Fernandez stated that her absence from the meeting, due to Tovar's failure to consult her, caused "great strategic damage." The government indicated Tovar's participation was without prior notice or informing the president.
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Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar attended the meeting without prior notice or informing the president.
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The meeting was part of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance.
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Fernandez stated that the foreign minister's failure to consult her caused "great strategic damage".
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Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernandez fired her foreign minister for attending a meeting led by US President Donald Trump without informing her.
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