US Delegation Meets Lobo to Talk Security
Thursday, 19 January 2012 00:00
US State Department
Senior United States government officials met with the President Porfirio Lobo and the president of the Honduran Congress, Juan Orlando Hernández, on January 18 to review security cooperation and acknowledge the leadership and efforts that President Lobo and the Honduran Congress have taken to improve citizen security.
Over the past several months, Honduras has strengthened its legal framework to better combat organized crime, appointing judges with national jurisdiction, approving a security tax, authorizing wiretapping, and establishing a police advisory board, among other reforms. The U.S. government is pleased to see that the Government of Honduras is moving ahead with a plan to reform the Honduran National Police and strengthen its institutional capabilities.
President Lobo and the US delegation agreed to continue working closely to improve citizen security in Honduras and throughout Central America, including through the Central American Integration System (SICA). The US government will continue to use all available resources to assist the Government of Honduras. In a demonstration of its sustained support, the US government is sending a team of technical experts to Honduras to deepen bilateral collaboration on citizen security issues. (1/19/12)
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