The high representative of the European Union (EU) for foreign affairs and security policies, Josep Borrell, denounced this Sunday, October 2, the “hostile” and “unjustified” actions of the Nicaraguan regime and announced that they will respond firmly and proportionately to the same.
“The European Union deeply regrets and rejects this unjustified and unilateral decision. The EU also deeply regrets the disproportionate and unjustified unilateral decision taken on Friday by the Nicaraguan government to sever diplomatic ties with the Kingdom of the Netherlands and expresses its unconditional support for the Dutch government,” they insisted.
In both cases, the Ortega regime has declared itself a victim of interventionism, but in the case of Holland accused that kingdom of suspending financing for the construction of a hospital in the Caribbean of Nicaragua, a decision that the dictator described as “human misery.”
The Netherlands ratified in his first pronouncement this decision, but explained that his decision is due to a commitment to the defense of human rights, which had already caused the suspension of the project for years. According to the high representative of the EU, the measures taken by Ortega only contribute to his international isolation.
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“The current political crisis in Nicaragua must be resolved through a genuine dialogue between the government and the opposition. The European Union reaffirms its continued commitment to the Nicaraguan people and with the defense of democracy, the rule of law and human rights. The EU remains open to dialogue with Nicaragua, as long as this dialogue is carried out in a respectful manner,” added Borrell.
The Nicaraguan dictatorship has unleashed a diplomatic escalation, expelling critical ambassadors for years, including the representative of the Vatican. But this week, the tension increased when Ortega insulted the Chilean President Gabriel BoricUndersecretary for the Western Hemisphere Brian Nichols and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
He did it last September 28, during the act of the 43rd anniversary of the Police. He called the first “lap dog”, the second “bulldog” and the third “Yankee wimp” in a speech full of hate where he again rejected the international request for the release of the 205 political prisoners in the country.
The tyrant also qualified, then, the Catholic Church as a “perfect dictatorship”, while wondering who elected Pope Francis, the bishops and priests, trying to subtract moral authority from the denunciation they have made of the human rights violations committed by the State since 2018.
Currently this religious institution is under persecution with at least three priests, prosecuted, and Bishop Rolando Álvarez forcibly locked up in the house of his relatives in Managua, while his companions are the object of a judicial fabrication, according to experts consulted.
Ortega also declared “non grata”, the United States ambassador, Hugo F. Rodríguez, whom the Senate confirmed in his position last Thursday and in that same speech confirmed the break with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This was done on September 30, at the police parade on Avenida de Chávez a Bolívar, where the leadership swore allegiance to the dictator and Vice President Rosario Murillo.
