The Costa Rican government is following Iran’s presence in the region “very closely,” said the foreign minister of that country, Arnoldo André, after learning of the visit to Nicaragua of his counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Nicaragua on Thursday to sign a cooperation agreement with Managua and later held meetings with deputies and the Executive headed by Daniel Ortega, who attacked the United Nations in a speech, as well as the international community that questions him for human rights violations.
Similarly, Ortega defended that Iran have nuclear weapons. “We are not lovers of atomic bombs… But with what authority do they want to ban Iran if it wants to make atomic bombs?” Ortega asked the Iranian foreign minister.
In this regard, the Costa Rican foreign minister told the voice of america that Latin America and the Caribbean is a zone free of nuclear weapons, for this reason, in his opinion, the presence of authorities from that country “in our region is surprising,” especially because of Iran’s non-cooperation with the United Nations and particularly with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
André stressed that “in an increasingly polarized world, with a conflict that could lead to the use of nuclear weapons, the international community must be vigilant so that all members of the United Nations commit to nuclear non-proliferation.”
Similarly, he recalled that Costa Rica will always be vigilant and will raise its voice in favor of nuclear disarmament and disarmament in general.
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