The visit to Managua of the Foreign Minister of Iran, Hosein Amir Abdolahianis described by opponents of the Daniel Ortega regime as a political message for the United States rather than an economic benefit for Nicaragua.
After his arrival, the minister of the Asian country signed a memorandum of understanding on the mechanism of cooperation and political consultations that includes establishing working meetings on issues that both countries consider of mutual interest.
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For the president of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force Movement (FDN), Louis Fley, Nicaragua gains nothing by having relations with Iran. “I do not find it beneficial for the country to speak with a government that promotes terrorism, that is an ally of Russia (…) that does not respect human rights, especially with women.”
“Perhaps the dictatorship -of Ortega- benefits from having an ally to strengthen its ties, but the people of Nicaragua do not benefit at all, rather it is a harmful relationship. We do not share religious beliefs or commercial ties,” added the former contra and former presidential candidate, now in exile.
“Message to America”
Fley pointed out that what the Iranian government is looking for is an ally in the United Nations Organization, the same objective as Nicaragua “to defend each other like thugs.”
In addition, he said that this visit is a message to the United States government, which according to the opponent, “seems to have neglected its backyard and now its enemies Russia and Iran are taking advantage of the administration’s lack of attention to Nicaragua.” Biden, so what those countries do is seek that rapprochement with the Ortega dictatorship that is adverse to the North Americans.
“They also want to strengthen their friendship ties, mainly for any discussion at the UN that requires Nicaragua’s vote, however this relationship between the two countries is harmful to Nicaraguans, where -Ortega- may receive more sanctions, but it seems that his dictatorship does not matter to him, “he stressed.
“Ortega aligns himself with regimes that violate human rights”
For his part, the member of the political council of the opposition Blue and White National Unity Hector Mairena He recalled that since 2022, at the international level, the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship had a behavior that has to do primarily with its isolation from the international democratic community and its alignment with countries such as Russia, China and Iran.
«In the case of Russia, we know that there is enthusiastic support from the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship for the war that Putin has declared against Ukraine, a war of aggression and imperialism; In the case of China, he opted to associate to wait for generous aid, which has not happened, and with the Iranian regime he has also strengthened that relationship, “Mairena explained.
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He also recalled that the regime of Ebrahim Raisi and that now he has strengthened communication ties with the dictator Ortega “it is known that the Iranian regime maintains a policy that violates human rights within its country and violently repressed a citizen rebellion that has been led above all by women” .
“This is a tightening of relations between dictatorial regimes that does not benefit the country, rather it aligns it with governments that violate human rights,” he said.
Regarding Ortega’s repeated attacks against the United States and the European Union, the political scientist indicated that “in an irresponsible manner, Ortega aligns Nicaragua with countries that are confronting the international democratic community and that have opted to continue violating human rights, it is This behavior and attitude of the Nicaraguan regime is condemnable,” he asserted.
Last December, Iran and Nicaragua signed a comprehensive cooperation program in various fields such as energy, agriculture and trade. According to both regimes, this new memorandum will complement the previous agreement, however, to date, no Iranian capital project is known to have an impact on these sectors and there are already at least four memorandums of understanding that these two nations have signed since last year. including one that was related to the oil industry.
The ties between the two countries were evidenced since January 2022, during Ortega’s inauguration when Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi sent his delegate Mohsén Rezaí to Managua, who is an alleged terrorist, according to Argentine justice.
