Nicaragua–North Korea relations

Nicaragua–North Korea relations

Nicaragua
North Korea

Nicaragua–North Korea relations refer to the bilateral relations between Nicaragua and North Korea. Both countries are members of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77.[1][2]

History

From 1949 to 21 August 1979, the anti-communist Nicaraguan government only established formal diplomatic relations with South Korea, which belonged to the capitalist camp.[3] However, after the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1979, Nicaragua under the rule of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, established diplomatic relations with North Korea.[4][5] Nicaragua became the second Central American country, after Costa Rica, to establish diplomatic relations with North Korea.[6] Subsequently, relations between the two countries progressed further. North Korea established an embassy in Managua, supported the Sandinista National Liberation Front against the United States, sent a cultural delegation to Nicaragua, and was interested in helping the Nicaraguan government rebuild its homeland.[7] Nicaraguan head of state and coordinator of the military government for national reconstruction, Daniel Ortega, visited Pyongyang twice, in 1983 and 1986,[8]: 61 [9] and bilateral trade also increased significantly.[8]: 129  Nicaragua and North Korea joined the boycott of the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea.[10][11]

However, after Violeta Chamorro became president of Nicaragua in 1990, relations between Nicaragua and North Korea became strained, and North Korea closed its embassy in Nicaragua in 1995.[5] With Ortega's re-election as president of Nicaragua in 2007, relations between the two countries had the opportunity to recover and develop. Nicaragua opened an embassy in Pyongyang in 2024 to develop bilateral relations.[8]: 209 [12] However, North Korea has not yet reopened its embassy in Nicaragua, and related affairs in Nicaragua are temporarily handled by the embassy in Cuba.[13][14] Both countries maintain friendly high-level interactions due to their alliance with Russia and support Russia's annexation of four southeastern Ukrainian oblasts.[15]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "The Member States of the Group of 77". Group of 77. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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  9. ^ Young, Benjamin (8 November 2021). "Why the Sandinistas sent Kim Il Sung a stuffed crocodile carrying drinks". NK News. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ "President Daniel Ortega Says Nicaragua to Boycott 1988 Seoul Olympics Unless North Korea Given Co-Hosting Role". UPI. 15 September 1986.
  11. ^ Bonilla, Oswaldo (20 May 1987). "Nicaragua Conditions Its Attendance at Olympic Games". UPI. Moisés Hassan, Nicaraguan Olympic Committee president, told the El Nuevo Diario newspaper the problem was a 'political question' and that Nicaragua 'fully' backed North Korean demands. ... 'If the 1988 Olympics are not carried out in Pyongyang and Seoul, the two Korean capitals, Nicaragua will not attend this event,' Hassan told the newspaper.
  12. ^ "Nicaragua formaliza relaciones con Corea del Norte, la dictadura más aislada el mundo". Divergentes (in Spanish). 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  13. ^ Norely Areas Esquivel. "Cancillería de Nicaragua recibe copias de estilo del embajador de la República Popular Democrática de Corea". El19digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Nicaragua tiene interés de colocar sus productos en Corea del Norte". SWI swissinfo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  15. ^ 贝希尔 (13 October 2022). "联合国大会通过决议 谴责俄罗斯在乌克兰的"公投"与"吞并",143国赞成,中国弃权". Voice of America (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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