# Costa Rican president signals openness to US military operations in country

https://mins.news/en/item/46054

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-04 21:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/4/costa-rican-president-signals-openness-to-domestic-us-military-operations?traffic_source=rss

> Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez says US military operations could benefit national security if aimed at fighting transnational crime, drug trafficking or terrorism. She stresses that Congress would have to approve them and says no such operation is currently planned.

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