Nicaragua Vows to Stand up to US
The New Nicaraguan ambassador to the UN Aldo Diaz Lacayo said in this Managua on Friday that his country will no longer play second fiddle to the United States in international organizations.

After the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, our country retakes its militant commitment in main international forums, the diplomat said.

According to Diaz Lacayo, Sandinista foreign policy will observe principles of international regulations, that is, respect for national sovereignty, peoples' independence and self-determination.

"We will also seek to maintain cordial relations with all States and world peace," added Diaz Lacayo, who was ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela during the 1979-1990 Sandinista government.

"We so far take it for granted that Nicaragua returns to international forums with full rights, without accepting foreign policy from any other country," the official said.

Diaz Lacayo also said he will promote democratization of the UN system.