Juan Orlando Hernandez, President of Honduras, speaks with a reporter in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
(Reuters) - The Trump administration's effort to combat violence and poverty in Central America will not mean greater militarisation in Honduras, the country's president, Juan Orlando Hernandez, said in an interview.
Under a plan formulated by U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff John Kelly when he was secretary of Homeland Security, the United States is seeking to shore up Central America by financing development projects and getting Mexico to do more to stem the flow of immigrants from the region.
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