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Article: Writethru: Nicaragua restores diplomatic relations with Colombia
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 12, 2008
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Writethru: Nicaragua restores diplomatic relations with Colombia
MANAGUA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel
Santos met with Colombian Ambassador Antonio Gonzalez Wednesday,
asking him to hand over a letter to Colombian Foreign Minister
Fernando Araujo in which Nicaragua announces the reestablishment of
diplomatic relations with Colombia.
Santos said the restoration of diplomatic relations was ordered
by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, after an agreement was
reached with Colombia during the 20th Rio Group Summit in the
Dominican Republic on March 7.
During the summit, Ortega agreed with his Colombian counterpart
Alvaro Uribe to reestablish diplomatic relations ...