Obama’s visit to Costa Rica went as expected

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President Barack Obama is the fifth President to visit the country, the last visit it was the former President Bill Clinton

Barack Obama was in Costa Rica for 22 hours and arrived at Costa Rican soil to meet with Presidents members of SICA (Central American integration system) to discuss issues of security and especially of energy exchange.

Within the framework of the meeting of SICA, President Obama had the opportunity to lead a forum with Costa Rican entrepreneurs, Presidents of Central America and other participants.

The central theme of his visit revolved around the cooperation to promote the region clean energy generation. The Minister of environment and energy of Costa Rica, René Castro held a meeting with Carlos Pascual, Coordinator International Energy Affairs of United States.

"We want to help and see what practical things we have to do to advance in renewable energy," said Pascual in a press release from the Ministry of environment and energy.

Barack Obama also emphasized that Costa Rica has a chance of belonging to the Group of "rich" countries, to be a good candidate for admission to the OECD, although not be signature no agreement, verbally Obama pledged with support through their vote in Washington, so Costa Rica entering this group based in Paris.

"We will continue supporting Costa Rica so that it continues to expand its influence," said Obama in the press conference, standing two metres of Laura Chinchilla, who minutes later thanked her "express support".

The visit of Obama was guarded at all times by the secret service of the United States and the deployment of security officers provided by Costa Rica. While all passed in a timely and effective manner.

Barack Obama was very empathetic with the Costa Rican people who at all times tried to reach the President, his arrival and his departure was noted by many outside of the Juan Santa Maria International Airport.

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Costa Rica is preparing for the arrival of Barack Obama

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Everywhere that the President will travel were cleaned, sorted, and in some cases until refreshed with paint.

The Government is ready for the arrival of the President of the United States, Barack Obama this next May 2 in the framework of the Summit of the meeting of the members of the Central American Integration System.

The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla has ensured that everything is impeccable for the arrival of its counterpart in the United States, Barack Obama. The municipality of San José staff works intensely on the cleaning of the surroundings of the capital which will visit Obama.

For example, gardens bordering the motorway General Cañas, which will need to pass Obama, also look very clean. Fortunately, the President will not have to deal with problems of transit by to this day Chinchilla said rest in seven cantons of the country.

This decision to extend the rest is due to that initially only affected the city of San José, however for safety and in order to facilitate the transfer, will rest elsewhere.

Francisco Chacón, Minister of communications, said yesterday that some routes that cross those cantons must close the passage, the caravan of the American President, both of the Central American Presidents attending the Summit of SICA.

Preparations not only involve cleaning issues, they are also prepared to greet Obama on issues related to the activity that will be carried out: the Summit of SICA.

Barack Obama come to Costa Rica aboard Air Force one, landing will force the closure of the international airport Juan Santa Maria. Some commercial flights are affected during the hours before your arrival.

Before coming to Costa Rica President plans to be in Mexico, then meet with President Chinchilla in the Yellow House in San Jose.

Obama will participate in the meeting of SICA in the national centre of culture (CENAC) or at the National Theatre, still-to-be-defined place.

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