The director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Cai Weiis in Nicaragua to discuss cooperation issues and programs with the Nicaraguan administration, reported Vice President Rosario Murillo.
In her meridian speech this Monday, April 24, the spokeswoman for the Nicaraguan regime indicated that the Chinese diplomat arrived in the country this weekend, accompanied “by a delegation of advisers and directors of the General Directorate of Latin America and the Caribbean of the People’s Chancellery and Government of China”.
“This delegation is already working on all issues and cooperation programs. Also visiting the sites where we build houses of the New Victories Programvisiting and meeting with all the entities that we are working together to strengthen cooperation programs for achievements, more achievements of the undefeated dreams of the Nicaraguan people,” said Murillo.
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This Monday, the Chinese official Cai Wei met with authorities from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representatives of the Government of Nicaragua where, supposedly, they discussed the issue of cooperation between the two nations.
During the meeting, Wei announced that on May 1st the Early Harvest Treatywhere more than 60 products from the Nicaraguan export basket will be marketed in China.
“This morning I received very good news, this morning I read on the news that the early harvest between the 2 countries was officially announced and this early harvest will officially come into force on the first day of May. More than 60 types of products are included in the early harvest, I am convinced that my friends and family back in China will be able to try typical products such as Nicaraguan beef and perhaps they will be able to wear the t-shirts produced in Nicaragua.” , accurate.
The Chinese ambassador in Nicaragua, Chen Xia He also reported that the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries is being accelerated, after 16 months of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Beijing and Managua.
«Relations between Nicaragua and China have developed excellently. Last Sunday the Nuevas Victorias housing project was inaugurated and I can also share that in order to speed up trade relations, China and Nicaragua are speeding up the negotiations for a free trade agreement, all of this will greatly help our relations in all the areas,” said the ambassador.
At the beginning of March, a delegation headed by the vice president of the China Economic Cooperation Center, Yang Song, was in Nicaragua to study ways to boost bilateral relations.
Nicaragua and China reestablished diplomatic relations in 2021, after Managua cut relations with Taiwan. Since then, both countries have signed memorandums of understanding to promote Chinese investment in the Central American country, although there is very little concrete about these “achievements.”
