Supporting the development of 5G telecommunications infrastructure with the United States

By IDEAS

United States Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez traveled on September 14, 2022, to San José, Costa Rica, to discuss collaboration and further strengthen strategic economic partnership with Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD) countries on supply chains, including new opportunities for investment in more resilient and secure technologies.

The Under Secretary met with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles to discuss shared regional objectives for promoting trade and investment, supporting the development of 5G telecommunications infrastructure, and protecting oceans through marine governance and transparency with cooperation on the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR).

The Alliance for Development in Democracy offers a model of cooperative innovation between like-minded, democratic countries to improve the lives of their citizens and the citizens of the entire region by strengthening democratic institutions and promoting economic prosperity.