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Nicaragua Appoint Sole Hague
Ambassador
Nicaragua has appointed a single
ambassador to handle and follow
up on all trials on border
disputes and territorial
lawsuits against themat the
International Court of Justice
in The Hague.
According to a communiqué issued
by the Nicaraguan Foreign
Ministry on Monday, the new
ambassador to The Hague is
Carlos Arguello.
Nicaragua is defending a number
claims against it, mainly from
Costa Rica who is demanding
navigational rights of the San
Juan river that divides the two
countries.
Costa Rica does not lay claim to
the river as it clearly belongs
to Nicaragua, but has resorted
to settling the claim of
navigational rights of the river
that was granted in a long
standing agreement, with the
international court following
Nicaragua's refusal to honour
the agreement.
Other countries filing claims
against Nicaragua with the
international court are Colombia
over a dispute of ownership of
the San Andres island.
San Andres is off the coast of
Nicaragua but belongs to
Colombia under an hundred year
old agreement between the two
countries, which Nicaragua now
claims was not legal.
Nicaragua is also defending a
claim from neighbouring
Honduras. The two countries have
had a long history of
territorial disputes dating back
to 1906, when they were in
dispute over a coastal area. The
dispute continues today.
Costa Rica's lawsuit to be
resolved by the international
court is being
handled by Mauricio Herdocia.
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