The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, isolated from the international community, closed the Nicaraguan embassy in South Korea, according to the former Nicaraguan ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). Arturo McFields, on the morning of Wednesday, April 24.
On his official account on the social network X, the former diplomat published a video announcing that the South Korean authorities confirmed the closure of the Nicaraguan consulate. “Ortega prioritizes resources and greater work with North Korea, a nation classified as a terrorist state,” McFields commented.
The former representative reiterated that the North Korean government “lives threatening the international community with nuclear bombs” and that, in addition, the recent closure of the consulate “means a leap into the void, greater isolation and poverty for Nicaragua.”
Closing for financial reasons
The news was also confirmed by a senior South Korean Foreign Ministry official to the media outlet. The Korean Herald. The worker indicated that the main reason for the closure was “due to worsening financial conditions.”
“Following the decision, it appears that the embassy in South Korea will remain closed for the foreseeable future,” he said. The official also specified that “a Nicaraguan ambassador, located in a third country, will also be in charge of Korean affairs, simultaneously, to maintain diplomatic relations with South Korea.”
Although the worker pointed out that the South Korean embassy, located in Managua, will continue with its usual operations.
The closure of the Nicaraguan diplomatic headquarters in South Korea occurs after on Tuesday, April 23, Ortega dismissed Zhenia Ruth Arce Zepeda of her position as ambassador to Korea.
This is the second time that Nicaragua closes its embassy in South Korean territory. The first time was in May 1997, the cause was also financial restrictions. The diplomatic headquarters remained inactive until October 2014, when the Nicaraguan embassy in Tokyo, Japan, assumed diplomatic responsibilities for South Korea during the interim period.
Close ties with communist Korea
In July 2023, through its propaganda media, the spokesperson for the dictatorship said that they received a “beautiful message” from Kim Jong-un. Murillo stated that they held meetings with an envoy from Jong-un and agreed to create an embassy in Pyongyang, capital of communist Korea.
At the end of that year, the dictatorship appointed Manuel Modesto Munguía Martínez, a former councilor of the Managua Mayor’s Office, as extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the dictator Kim.
North Korea is governed by a dynastic dictatorship, considered one of the most savage and criminal in the world. The “Kim dynasty” has ruled since 1948, when the communist Kim Il-sung, its founder, took power, who died in 1994. He was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-iljust as brutal and bloodthirsty as his father, ruled until 2011 to be succeeded by his son, the current dictator Kim Jong-un whom Vice-dictator Rosario Murillo calls “brother.”
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The Kim dynasty has promoted an overwhelming cult of personality, which has no precedent in history, to the point of forcing, under penalty of prison and even shooting, the worship of the dynastic family in all Korean homes without exception. Starting in 2013, they created a law that establishes that only that family can govern the country “until eternity.”
Nicaragua and North Korea reestablished diplomatic relations in 2007, with Ortega’s return to power. The two nations are part of dictatorial regimes that support Russia, Iran and Venezuela and criticize the actions of the United States and other Western countries.
