WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has met with Latino leaders ahead of an upcoming trip to Mexico and Costa Rica.

Obama met Monday at the White House with leaders from National Council of La Raza, the National Hispanic Council on Aging and the League of United Latin American Citizens, plus seven other groups. The White House says they discussed economic interests the U.S. shares with Latin American nations, plus progress on poverty and inequality.

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