North Triangle Joint Statement

The Presidents of the North Triangle: El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Ceren; Guatemala, Jimmy Morales; and Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández; met with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC to discuss the Partnership for Prosperity Plan and the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America.

The presidents of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Cerén; Guatemala, Jimmy Morales; and Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez; and the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, met at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. on September 23, 2016 to follow up on progress in addressing regional  migration, security, governance, and economic challenges within the framework of the Northern Triangle governments’ Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity and the United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America, with the goal of reducing incentives that drive irregular migration.  The leaders also participated in a dialogue with the private sector and a broader audience of stakeholders on Central America, to discuss innovative activities in the areas of infrastructure, logistics, and energy.