MEXICO CITY, October 1 – Novosti. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua announced the immediate severance of diplomatic relations with the Netherlands in connection with the intervention of the kingdom in the internal affairs of the country.
“The Ministry of External Relations of the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua, in connection with the consistent interventionist and neo-colonialist position of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which has insulted and continues to insult Nicaraguan families with threats and the cancellation of public works such as hospitals in the communities of indigenous people and Africans , informs the government of this country about our decision to immediately terminate diplomatic relations,” the text of the statement, which was distributed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic, reads.
Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega on Friday denounced the interference in the country’s affairs by the Netherlands’ ambassador to Central America, Christine Pirenne, and said she should not visit Nicaragua again. The speech was made after the ambassador’s meeting with Foreign Minister Denis Moncada, at which she announced the refusal of the Netherlands to build a hospital on the Caribbean coast because of Managua ‘s policy .
“The constant attacks of the mission, contrary to diplomacy and violating the Vienna Convention, by this neo-colonial and pro-imperial government are forcing us to take this measure <…> We know the Empires and the Colonizers of the Earth, and nothing and no one can make us forget their crimes against humanity,” – Nicaragua’s Foreign Office said in a communiqué.
On Wednesday, local publications, citing sources, reported that the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry verbally notified the head of the EU diplomatic mission in the country, Bettina Mushaidt, that her presence in the country was undesirable due to disrespect for the country’s sovereignty.
Earlier, Hugo Rodriguez, a candidate for the post of Ambassador to the United States, did not receive a work permit in Nicaragua . At a congressional hearing in July, he called Nicaragua a rogue state, compared the current government to the Dominican dictatorship of the 1950s, and said he would “work with international partners to return to democracy, respect for human rights and free political prisoners”, after which his candidacy was rejected.
