Nicaragua, Iran Sign Comprehensive Cooperation Document

Date: 18 December 2022 - 21:43

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TEHRAN – Senior diplomats from Iran and Nicaragua on Sunday signed a document on comprehensive cooperation between the two states.

The document was signed by Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian and his Nicaraguan counterpart Denis Moncada.

In a meeting before signing the agreement, the two foreign ministers talked about a range of bilateral, regional and international issues.

The Iranian and Nicaraguan foreign ministers had once held a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2021.

The administration of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has repeatedly expressed Tehran’s readiness to boost relations with Nicaragua in various fields.

In January 2022, Amir-Abdollahian offered congratulations on the victory of Daniel Ortega and the Sandanista Front in Nicaragua’s presidential election, saying Iran stands ready for the expansion of cooperation and relations between the two states.

Amir-Abdollahian also announced Tehran’s readiness for cooperation with Managua to countering cruel U.S. sanctions during a meeting with Moncada on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

Both countries have a history of struggle against U.S. hegemony and revolutions which happened months apart – a factor which has brought the two nations close to each other.