Russia And Nicaragua Beginning New Stage Of Relations – Ortega
Russia and Nicaragua "begin a new stage of relations striving to consolidate friendship and cooperation in all spheres," Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Friday during a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak who heads the Russian delegation at a regular round of Russian-Nicaraguan political consultations held in the capital of this Central American country.

Daniel Ortega pointed to the "historical character" of relations of cooperation between Russia and Nicaragua, as well as stated "closeness or similarity of the two countries' stances on majority of international issues."

As a joint Russian-Nicaraguan statement for the press stresses, "a considerable potential of development of cooperation between the two countries in the political and economic fields was marked during talks, which becomes apparent already in interaction within the framework of the United Nations and different international organizations."

"The sides consider expanding of cooperation in the energy sphere, construction of hydrotechnical facilities, development of tourism, upgrading of the transport infrastructure (I wonder if that means refurbishing that 10,000 foot bomber runway at Punte Huete the Russians built during the Cold War?), as well as an increase of export of Russian machines, equipment and technologies to Nicaragua as promising," the joint statement stresses.
Old habits die hard, no?