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Costa Rica’s foreign minister dismissed after unapproved US meeting
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President Laura Fernandez dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a US-led regional security summit in New York without notifying her, according to the Costa Rican government.
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Laura Fernandez dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a US-led regional security summit without notifying her.
“Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez has fired Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar after he attended a US-led regional security summit ... without notifying her”
AllegedThe Costa Rican government said Manuel Tovar attended the meeting without prior notice to or informing the president.
“Tovar attended “without giving prior notice or informing” the president, Costa Rica’s government said.”
The meeting took place in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
“the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York”