Jean Manes meets Buckeye in the middle of a break with the OAS to fight corruption

United States Charge de Affair, Jean Manes, will announce President Naib Bukel next Monday, June 7, in the wake of Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado’s breach of agreement with the organization. Americans (OEA) to fight corruption in El Salvador.

The announcement was made this Friday after a televised interview with New Ideas Vice President Susie Colleges. Manes had already met with the Assembly’s board of directors on Friday. “On Monday he will meet with the President, where other issues will really be discussed, and we limit ourselves as legislators to legislative issues,” Colejas said.

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A few hours after the colleges announced that Manes would meet Buckeye; The US embassy issued its position on the closure of the contract with OAS for CICIES through its Twitter account. We regret the Government’s decision to close its cooperation with OAS-CICIES. The fight against corruption is necessary and fundamental. We look forward to finding a way to reduce and combat corruption and impunity, ”said the US Embassy in El Salvador.

We regret the government’s decision to close its cooperation @OAS_CICIES. The fight against corruption is necessary and fundamental. We will continue to look for ways to reduce and combat corruption and punishment.

– US Embassy in ES (@USEmbassySV) June 4, 2021

When Manes arrived in El Salvador on June 1, his message was strong, his work focusing on the guidelines he was bringing from the Joe Biden government, which called for bilateral cooperation based on respect, separation of powers from the state, and freedom of expression. Manes said respect for the press, civil society and a credible justice system “promises to fight corruption.”

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Colleges attended a meeting with Manes with the Legislative Board of Directors. The Colleges said it lasted two hours and was a “reunion” session, but details of the conversations they held were not known; However, Assembly Speaker Ernesto Castro of the New Ideas confirmed yesterday that they have not touched on the dismissal of the judges and attorney general of the Constitutional Chamber.

According to Manes, details of the meeting will be released later because this will not be his first meeting with the legislature and other government officials.

The ambassador has had a tight schedule since arriving in El Salvador on June 1st. Manes also announced on his Twitter account that he had spoken to the Diplomatic Corps, which is recognized in El Salvador.

“It would be great to reunite with some members of the diplomatic corps to talk about how to improve our common goals in health, education and the environment and to support good governance,” he said.