Costa Rica Fires Foreign Minister

San JoséTrump’s summit cost Costa Rica’s foreign minister his job.

President Laura Fernández says his silence blocked her own attendance and harmed the country’s strategic interests.

The US-led Shield of the Americas coalition’s 15 members pledged asset freezes and visa bans on 24 criminal groups.

Trade Minister Indiana Trejos becomes acting foreign minister once she returns from the UN General Assembly.

Sources: Al Jazeera Online