WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will next week host the presidents of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to discuss how to stem the flow of tens of thousands of immigrant children across the US border.
The tide of unaccompanied minors from the three countries has triggered a border and political crisis, prompting Obama to warn parents in Central America not to send their kids to the United States in search of a better life.
The talks on July 25 will focus on "how the United States and Central American governments can promote safe, legal, and orderly migration between the four nations," the White House said in a statement.
The meeting will bring together Obama, Guatemala's Otto Perez, Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras and Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador.
The White House said the talks would also center on promoting development, economic growth and security in the three countries with a view to removing incentives for mass illegal migration into the United States through Mexico.
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