This file photo taken on Jan 28, 2015 shows the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) building in Guatemala City, Guatemala. (PHOTO / AFP)

MEXICO CITY - The Central American Parliament (Parlacen) on Monday approved of including China as its permanent observer in a meeting held in the Nicaraguan capital Managua.

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Parlacen is a six-nation parliament that groups Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Panama, serving as the political institution and parliamentary body of the Central American Integration System.