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US calls for democracies to ‘expand engagement with Taiwan’: State Dept

US calls for democracies to 'expand engagement with Taiwan': State Dept

The US State Department called on “all countries that value democratic institutions” to “expand engagement with Taiwan” in a statement Thursday after Nicaragua announced it was cutting diplomatic relations with the island in favour of China. The statement said the move by President Daniel Ortega “cannot reflect the will of the Nicaraguan people” due to … Read more

Russia condemns Western calls not to recognise Nicaragua vote

Vladimir Putin

MOSCOW – Russia on Monday denounced Western calls not to recognise Sunday’s presidential election in Nicaragua as “unacceptable”, saying the vote took place “in accordance with the law.” The US dismissed the landslide re-election of President Daniel Ortega to a fourth straight term in Nicaragua as a “sham”, while the EU said the Central American country … Read more