On Monday, President Carlos Alvarado, met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. They addressed several cooperation issues such as improving employability and the transition to the formal economy, with emphasis on population groups with greater vulnerability conditions.
At the meeting they also agreed to deepen cooperation in dual education and how to provide comprehensive attention to migratory and refugee flows in Costa Rica.
In addition to the meeting with the German Chancellor, President Alvarado also met with the Federal President of Germany, Frank Wálter Steinmeier. The meeting was at the Bellevue Palace in downtown Berlin.
It was agreed that a German trade mission will soon visit Costa Rica. The delegation will aim to expand German investments in the country and look for new ones.
The meeting also addressed issues such as the situation in Nicaragua and Venezuela and the migration crisis facing the countries of the region as well as the experience of Germany in the care of migrants.