Costa Rica names Ana Elena Pinto new foreign minister

​Costa ​Rica President ‌Laura Fernandez on ​Monday named Ana ‌Elena Pinto as the Central American country's new foreign ‌minister, who will ‌assume her role on October 15.

Pinto has been ⁠appointed ​following ⁠the dismissal of her predecessor Manuel ⁠Tovar, in late ​September, who was removed from ⁠his post after he ⁠attended ​a high-level regional security meeting led ⁠by US President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠without notifying President Fernandez.