UN General Assembly
1990

To that end in our work programmes a prominent role is given to Central American integration - certainly our most viable option in building a better future. At the recent meeting of Central American Presidents we stressed our belief in. integration as a means of development and said we wanted a Central America linked to the rest of the world on the basis of fruitful and respectful interdependence. We believe that the Economic Community of the Central American Isthmus should be founded on a redesigned juridical and legal framework; the present limitations must be overcome. We wish to put into effect the new strategies of openness and productive modernization we have drawn up. As we design a new scheme for Central American integration, we are taking into account the errors of the past and the need not to repeat them. We know our principal objective must be to improve the living standards of Central Americans. We also know that the costs and benefits of integration must be shared equitably so that the process will not again be interrupted.