US EditionCosta Rican Lawmaker Says the US Revoked Her Visa over Alleged Ties to Chinese Communist Party
SAN JOSÉ PROVINCE, COSTA RICA, JUL 9 – The U.S. revoked visas of multiple Costa Rican officials over alleged Chinese Communist Party contacts, highlighting concerns about Beijing's growing influence in Central America, officials said.
- On Thursday in San Jose, several Costa Rican political figures said the U.S. revoked their visas due to alleged Chinese Communist Party ties.
- The vice president of Costa Rica's Congress checked with the U.S. embassy, which said it received information linking her to Chinese Communist Party members.
- Opposition politician Vanessa Castro denied such ties and said media allied with President Chaves knew about her visa revocation before she did.
- Former President Oscar Arias and Congress President Rodrigo Arias also had their U.S. visas cancelled, with Chaves calling this embargo embarrassing.
- These cancellations highlight rising tensions between the U.S. and Costa Rica amid U.S. efforts to limit China's regional influence, following Secretary Rubio's February trip.
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SAN JOSÉ (AP) — The President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Arias, confirmed on Wednesday that he received a notification from the United States Embassy informing him that his entry visa to that country has been cancelled.
The U.S. government withdrew visas from the President of the Legislative Assembly, Rodrigo Arias, and Judge Paul Rueda of the Constitutional Chamber.Both were notified on Wednesday, past noon.See the emails with which the U.S. Embassy notified the cancellation of visas to two deputiesRueda avoided commenting on it and only confirmed that he received a notification from the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, where they confirm that decision.In the case …
San José, Jul 9 (Latin Press) The U.S. government revoked the visas of the president of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Arias, and the judge of the Constitutional Chamber Paul Rueda Leal, reported today the newspaper Delfino.cr. The post U.S. withdraws visa to legislative leader tico Rodrigo Arias first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
Rodrigo Arias said “deep strangeness” before US visa cancellation San José, 9 Jul (elmundo.cr) – The president of the Legislative Assembly, Rodrigo Arias, said “deep strangeness” before the cancellation of the U.S. visa. Arias explained that “at 2:59 p.m. I received in my personal mail the notification, from the U.S. Embassy in San José, where it is reported that the U.S. government revokes my tourist visa for entry into that country.” “The deci…
Rodrigo Arias, president of the Legislative Assembly, joins the list of Costa Rican officials to whom the U.S. government revoked the visa, as announced on Wednesday, July 9. Also notified was the judge of the Constitutional Chamber, Paul Rueda Leal, who received the same diplomatic sanction from the U.S. government. “The decision adopted today gives me a profound strangeness, since I do not know any objective reason to merit it, since all my li…
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