Gov. Benigno R. Fitial welcomes retired justice Jose S. Dela Cruz\u2019s call to convene a CNMI economic summit, according to press secretary Charles Reyes Jr. yesterday.<\/p>\n
Reyes said Fitial respects Dela Cruz\u2019s opinion and that the idea to hold an economic summit is \u201cperfectly acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c If he [Dela Cruz] wants to sponsor a summit with the members of the Legislature that\u2019s perfectly fine,\u201d Reyes told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
The spokesman said the governor supports people\u2019s desire to engage in community discussions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe support freedom of speech. We support discussion on the economy. He [Fitial] is not against somebody who wants to call a summit,\u201d Reyes said.<\/p>\n
In a recent letter to the editor, Dela Cruz said government and business leaders should rise to the occasion and take charge of the economic predicament that the CNMI is now in by calling for a major economic conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe purpose of such working economic conference is to address and try to correct the CNMI economic downturn that we have been in for several years now,\u201d the retired justice said.<\/p>\n
Senate President Pete P. Reyes and House Speaker Arnold Palacios, who expressed support for the idea, are reportedly planning to meet with Dela Cruz to find a way to set up a working group that will formulate some research and finalize a methodology in order to push through with the conference. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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