China and Nicaragua, an increasingly stronger strategic partnership

This Tuesday, December 10, the Embassy of Nicaragua commemorated the Third Anniversary of the Reestablishment of Diplomatic Relations with the People's Republic of China.

The event was attended by more than 200 guests including Comrade Sun Yi, Deputy Director General of the Department of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and Comrade Fu Li, Director of the Division for Central America of the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Communist Party of China (CPC); Ambassadors and Chargés d'Affaires of Diplomatic Missions accredited to the People and Government of China; representatives of state-owned companies; and brothers and sisters of the Nicaraguan Community in Beijing.

Comrade Sun Yi stressed that “this very day, three years ago, the Heads of State of China and Nicaragua jointly made the historic decision to reestablish diplomatic relations, and since then, both countries have one more Brother with whom to advance side by side and support each other on their respective paths of development.”

“Since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations, under the strategic guidance of the two Heads of State, bilateral relations have developed by leaps and bounds. In December of last year, Comrade President Xi Jinping and President Daniel Ortega announced the decision to elevate the bilateral relationship to that of a strategic partnership, a truly historic milestone.”

Comrade Michael Campbell, Ambassador of Nicaragua to China, conveyed the fraternal greetings of Commander Daniel Ortega, President of the Republic of Nicaragua and Comrade Rosario Murillo, Vice President, highlighting that “official diplomatic relations between China and Nicaragua were first established in December 1985, 39 years ago. Commander Daniel Ortega and Comrade Rosario Murillo made an official visit to Beijing in 1986, marking the first visit to China by a Central American Head of State.”

“Since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, the People and Government of Nicaragua and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), have firmly defended the One China Principle, the Sovereign and Territorial Rights of China and the Just Objective of National Reunification.”

Source: 19 Digital