A Department of Justice official released the following background statement at the conclusion of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ meeting with the Attorneys General from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras: “On Thursday, Mar. 30, 2017, Attorney General Sessions met with the Attorneys General of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The goal of the dialogue was to strengthen law enforcement cooperation against transnational criminal threats common to all our countries, such as cartels, gangs and financial crimes. Attorney General Sessions and his counterparts agreed that this meeting was an important first step and that these vital discussions would continue as a means to increasing citizen security both in Central America and the United States.” DELEGATION Attorney General of El Salvador, Douglas Arquimides Melendez Ruiz Attorney General of Guatemala, Thelma Esperanza Aldana Hernandez Attorney General of Honduras, Oscar Fernando Chinchilla Banegas Additional information on the Justice Department's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) may be found on OPDAT's website.
Source: US Department of Justice
