| Reconstruction and Transformation
We welcome the opportunity this Summit offers to intensify the frank dialogue we began in San
Jose. We reaffirm the values we share as peoples and nations, based on democracy, the free
market, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the effective rule of law, the
campaign against international crime, and our commitment to environmental protection.
Based on these values, the Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, the United States of America,
Honduras, and Nicaragua, and the Vice President of Guatemala, met in Washington, D.C., on
December 11, 1998, to agree on mechanisms to rebuild and transform the region.
We agree that the effective, lasting transformation of the region means enhancing democracy;
promoting sustained economic growth as the best antidote for poverty; strengthening the rule of
law and national reconciliation; ensuring the full effectiveness of human rights; strengthening
judicial systems and good governance; fostering transparency; combating international crime;
approaching in a humane manner the issue of migration; expanding trade and investment
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opportunities; supporting debt relief and financial cooperation; and implementing a program of
sustainable development that includes natural disaster prevention.
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