MANAGUA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nicaraguan parliament member Jacinto Suarez Wednesday assumed the one-year presidency of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) at a ceremony held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

    Suarez said he would give continuity to the integration policies of the regional forum from a global and not purely commercial reality, according to information reaching here.

    Suarez, who would succeed Honduras' Gloria Oqueli, was elected into the office by 57 votes out of 97 votes, the radio station "LaNueva Radio Ya" said.

    The Parlacen, which was established in 1991, is an organization formed by 20 deputies of each member state, former presidents and vice presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as 22 parliamentarians appointed by the Dominican Republic.