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Fernando Carrera

For the government of Guatemala, the war on drugs has failed and it's time to consider decriminalising them. HARDtalk meets Fernando Carrera, the new Foreign Minister of Guatemala.

The government of Guatemala has promised to tackle the high murder rate of a country living under the threat of gangs, organised crime and drug traffickers. Some have expressed fears that it could become a narco-state, with state institutions that are weak or corrupted by criminal activity. When President Otto Perez Molina took office just over a year ago he said the war on drugs has failed and that it is time to consider decriminalising them. HARDtalk speaks to the newly appointed Foreign Minister of Guatemala, Fernando Carrera.

30 minutes

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Mon 18 Feb 2013 11:30GMT

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Presenter Zeinab Badawi

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