Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega granted full powers to one of his daughters, Camila Ortega Murillo, to sign a memorandum of understanding with the China-Latin America Cultural Exchange Center, official sources and the Nicaraguan press reported this Saturday.
Through presidential agreement number 179-2022, Ortega granted full powers to his daughter in her capacity as coordinator of the National Commission for Creative Economy, as well as to the Secretary of the Creative and Orange Economy of the Presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua, Humberto Enrique. Gonzalez Calderon.
The Nicaraguan president indicated that both will act on behalf of and on behalf of the Government of Nicaragua to sign the “Memorandum of Understanding between the China-Latin America Cultural Exchange Center and the Secretariat of Creative and Orange Economy of the Republic of Nicaragua”, on an undated date. specify.
The Nicaraguan press recalled that in 2021 the United States Department of the Treasury included Camila Ortega Murillo on the sanctioned list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC, for its acronym in English).
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Also that that same year the Government of Canada sanctioned it in “response to the continuous violations of human rights that are committed in Nicaragua,” according to a press release from the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the time.
The daughter of the Nicaraguan president is also on the sanctions list of the European Union (EU) for “serious human rights violations, including the repression of civil society, support for fraudulent presidential and parliamentary elections and for undermining democracy.” and the rule of law”, reviewed the digital portal 100% Noticias.
In addition, in January 2022 the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs included it in a list of seven Nicaraguan individuals and three entities that were sanctioned, it added.
The presidential agreement in which Ortega grants full powers to his daughter was published in the Official Gazette of Nicaragua.
Nicaragua and China celebrated last Thursday night the first anniversary of the reestablishment of their diplomatic relations, which were made official a year ago.
In the cultural event, held at the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua, the presidential adviser Laureano Facundo Ortega Murillo, also the son of President Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, participated on behalf of the Government of Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua restored relations with China last December, immediately after breaking with Taiwan, which Beijing considers a rogue province.
During the first year of relations, Nicaragua and China have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a “political consultation mechanism”, a mutual support “macro agreement”, another on trade cooperation, and one more to exempt bearers from visas. of diplomatic passports of both countries.
China also finances a social interest housing program, and grants scholarships to Nicaraguan students.
