FILE PHOTO: Guatemalan Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo holds a news conference accompanied by U.S. President Joe Biden s special envoy for the Northern Triangle Ricardo Zuniga (not pictured), during a two-day visit to the country, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala has asked the United States for support in fighting drug cartel money-laundering that the Central American country sees as a key source of corruption, Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo said, as Washington ramps up a focus on graft in the region.
The government of President Joe Biden has put the battle against corruption at the heart of efforts to slow migration to the United States from Central America.
AmericasEXCLUSIVE U.S. backing for Guatemala drug cartel fight key to ending graft, minister says
Frank Daniel
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Guatemala has asked the United States for support in fighting drug cartel money-laundering that the Central American country sees as a key source of corruption, Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo said, as Washington ramps up a focus on graft in the region.
The government of President Joe Biden has put the battle against corruption at the heart of efforts to slow migration to the United States from Central America.
Last month, Washington was outspoken in criticism of Guatemalan authorities for perceived backsliding on judicial independence; sanctioned a former and a current lawmaker for alleged corruption, and announced a plan to create an anti-corruption task force for Central America.
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MEXICO CITY Guatemala has asked the United States for support in fighting drug cartel money-laundering that the Central American country sees as a key source of corruption, Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo said, as Washington ramps up a focus on graft in the region.
The government of President Joe Biden has put the battle against corruption at the heart of efforts to slow migration to the United States from Central America.
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Guatemalan civil society warns U.S. that forced migration will not stop until impunity rooted out
By Sofia Menchu
Reuters
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris promised U.S. support to tackle issues such as corruption, in meetings with Guatemalan civil society leaders on Tuesday as the United States seeks to stop an increasing number of migrants fleeing the region. I d love to get your thoughts on policies and in particular which U.S. policies . have and have not worked in the past, Harris told the virtual roundtable.
President Joe Biden tapped Harris to lead U.S. efforts with Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala as his administration grapples with the growing number of families and unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S. border.
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