Sandinista Government
Promoting International
Cooperation in Nicaragua
Eight months after
taking office,
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega continues
to boost international
cooperation as part of
his program for the
development of his
country, the second
poorest nation in Latin
America.
Over the last 20 days,
President Ortega has
received in Managua
high-ranking delegations
from Venezuela, Spain,
Iran and Brazil.
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez opened this
fruitful period of
visits Arriving in
Nicaragua to celebrate
the 28th anniversary of
the triumph of the
Sandinista Revolution on
July 19, 1979.
Chavez also participated
in a ceremony
inaugurating the
construction of an oil
refinery in Nicaragua,
financed by Venezuela,
as part of the
Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA)
integration project.
Spanish Vice President
Maria Teresa Fernandez
was in Nicaragua to
discuss the framework
for bilateral
cooperation during her
visit to Nicaragua. She
also announced Spain's
decision to cancel
Nicaragua's debt.
Iranian Minister of
Energy Hamid Chitchian
was in Nicaragua to
discuss plans for
building a hydroelectric
plant in Nicaragua. Iran
will also supply
Nicaragua with tractors
and agriculture
machinery.
During a recent visit to
Nicaragua, Brazilian
President Luiz Inácio
Lula da Silva, signed
several cooperation
agreements in the fields
of energy, agriculture,
education and commerce.
Though most of the
accords signed over the
last 20 days with
Venezuela, Spain, Iran
and Brazil are medium-
or long-term, they
represent a ray of hope
for the 70 percent of
Nicaraguans who live in
abject poverty. |
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