Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said this Tuesday (20) it was “impossible” to engage in dialogue with the United States, whose government is sanctioning it for arresting dozens of dissidents and “undermining democratic institutions”.
“Dialogue is impossible, dialogues [com os EUA] “You’re going to put a noose around your neck,” Ortega said this Tuesday, marking the 43rd anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista revolution.
“How can there be a dialogue with the devil? As Che said [Guevara]You wouldn’t believe in the slightest bit of Yankees and imperialism because it would kill you. “We would like to have good relations with the United States, but that is impossible,” he said.
In power since 2007, 76-year-old ex-guerrilla Ortega and his wife and vice president Rosario Murillo led the celebration of the victory of the revolution that ended the Somoza dictatorship in 1979. The Cuban Prime Minister was also present. Manuel Marrero and Venezuelan Chancellor Carlos Faría.
In May, Washington acknowledged there was “bilateral communication” with Nicaragua and would continue to “pressure for the release of political prisoners”. Despite strained relations, the United States is an important trading partner for Managua.
In 2021, some 40 dissidents were arrested, including seven potential opponents, ahead of the November general election, in which Ortega was re-elected for the fourth consecutive time.
Ortega accused them of trying to overthrow him with Washington’s support, and prosecuted the group for various crimes, including “undermining sovereignty.”
source: Noticias
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