FILE PHOTO: The El Salvador national flag hangs outside the Consulate General of El Salvador in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -The United States will grant $115 million in cooperation aid to El Salvador to slow migration from the Central American country, Samantha Power, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said on Monday.
"We can work with local partners in Central America to expand opportunities for youth and help them get away from violence," Power said at a conference on migration at the Central American University, where she announced the aid initiative.
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