(1) Significance of economic cooperation

• Assistance to one of the least developed countries in Latin America (delays in the development of basic social infrastructure due to the aftereffects of earthquakes, hurricanes, protracted civil warfare, and other factors; absence of key industries; poor in resources)
• The importance of establishing democracy in the country for the peace and stability of Central America as a whole

(2) Development tasks

Building a foundation for an impoverished economy that is without resources

• Poverty alleviation
• Developing basic infrastructure
• Promoting agriculture and livestock farming
• Improving living conditions
• Overcoming natural disasters
• Governance

(1) Intended direction of Japan's economic cooperation

• Support for basic living sectors that directly benefit poor people
• Support for sustainable economic and social development and establishment of democracy
• Assistance mainly in the form of grant aid and technical cooperation

(2) Priority sectors and themes

• Agriculture and rural development (poverty alleviation)
• Health and medical care and education (development of facilities and human resources)
• Roads and traffic infrastructure (building foundations of economic growth)
• Support for democratization (underlying political and economic stability)
• Disaster prevention (eliminating social instability)