AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Cuban immigrants blocked at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua: "a humanitarian issue"

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San José de Costa Rica (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the ordinary meeting of the "Secretariado Episcopal de América Central (SEDAC)", which takes place in November from 23 to 27 in San José de Costa Rica with the slogan "A single network, a single region", the Bishops of Central America met with the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, to address the plight of Cuban immigrants. More than 3,000 Cubans in fact, during their journey to the United States, have been blocked for over a week at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, as Nicaragua does not allow them entry into the country, not even for transit.
The Government of Costa Rica and the Bishops of SEDAC agreed in defining this situation "a humanitarian issue", demanding therefore a "humanitarian solution" and expecting some decision is taken during the meeting of the Prime Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central America, which is taking place in El Salvador.
According to information sent to Fides, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua, pointed out that this problem is not only for this country, but of the entire Central American region, and dialogue is the only way to find a solution.
The agenda of the meeting scheduled by SEDAC will analyze the social and ecclesial life of each Central American country. In addition to the Bishops there will also be Family, Youth, Vocations, social pastoral and social communications Commissions. (CE) (Agenzia Fides 25/11/2015)