The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica reported this Sunday that "take note" of the decree of the Government of Nicaragua on the authorization of entry of foreign troops, including the Russian army.
The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry indicated in a brief press release that the action of the neighboring country "It is a periodic authorization that Nicaragua makes and repeats".
"We reiterate the policy of peace, good international relations and permanent dialogue that Costa Rica promotes before its neighbors and the international community, including the multilateral organizations on which Costa Rica bases its defense of national integrity and sovereignty, both of the territory and of the seas"cites the bulletin.
The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, asked this Saturday the National Assembly (Parliament), controlled by the Sandinistas, to ratify the entry into the country of troops, ships and aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces as of July 1, The Legislative Power reported this Saturday.
The Sandinista leader, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, asked Parliament to grant the "urgent procedure" to his presidential decree so that it can be ratified as soon as possible.
Ortega authorized the entry of Russian troops into Nicaragua during the second half of this year to participate in operations "against illicit" in the Caribbean Sea and in the Nicaraguan Pacific Ocean, according to presidential decree number 10-2022, published this week in the Official Gazette.
