Abkhazia and Nicaragua officially establish diplomatic relations
Published: 11 September, 2009, 10:19
Edited: 12 February, 2010, 14:34
TAGS: South America, Ossetian War, Politics
Abkhazia and Nicaragua have formally signed agreements establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The agreement comes a day after another Latin American country – Venezuela – officially recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
"An Abkhaz delegation is currently in Latin America. Abkhaz foreign ministry officials met with the Nicaraguan president and signed the relevant agreement yesterday [Thursday]," Abkhaz Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba told Interfax.
Russia’s ambassador to Nicaragua praised the signing.
"These documents have special significance for practical connections between the two republics and they will help to flesh out the bilateral relationship with tangible content," Russia's ambassador to Nicaragua, Igor Kondrashov, said.
Abkhaz diplomats are also planning to visit the capital of Nicaragua, Caracas, on Friday, where they will also meet with Venezuelan leadership.
In the early nineties, after the Soviet Union collapsed, Abkhazia and South Ossetia fought for their independence from Georgia, which still considers both to be part of its territory.
In August last year, Russia became the first UN member to recognize the two small countries and establish diplomatic ties.
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Instead of worrying about Chavez why not worry about what your country is not doing: Like fixing the Health Care system. Bail out the people who have paid their taxes religiously in the past 10-15 years and not the people who get all the corporate bail out monies so they can go play in foreign lands. After all we are several thousand miles from Abkhazia just like Chavez is (your point). So, why should we care.
Chavez is becoming very unpopular at home; The US backed Columbian military have made incursions into Venezuela. Chavez has an inferior military. He desperately needs new modern weapons surprise surprise Russia has just promised to supply Chavez with new modern missiles Chavez proudly announces that “these will work” at the very same time he recognises Abkhazia/South Ossetia now I wonder if the two are linked? Or am I being over cynical because you never know these 3 states(thousands of miles apart) may have a lot to offer each other?
the capital of nicaragua is managua, caracas is the capital of venezuela