Q COSTARICA — The government of Costa Rica confirmed its invitation to the Nicaraguan regime, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony on May 8, where Laura Fernández will assume the presidency.
The event will be attended by delegations from dozens of countries and international organizations, in an act intended to project diplomatic openness regardless of ideology.
Still, it’s doubtful that Ortega and Murillo will step outside the safety of El Carmen, their private residence that doubles as Nicaragua’s presidential palace, due to ongoing tensions with the U.S. government.
The website articulo66.com reported that while the White House hasn’t confirmed any connection between Ortega’s recent rhetoric and the attack, members of the Nicaraguan opposition are linking the attack to Daniel Ortega’s recent threats and calling for an investigation into a possible connection. Whether these claims gain traction in the next few days is still unclear.
Expected to attend are representatives of Nicaragua’s foreign ministry.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André announced on Monday that delegations from 71 countries and 18 international organizations will attend the event, but cautioned that “for security reasons” he would not release the names of the members of those delegations.
He did say, however, that there will be “high-level” commissions from countries such as Spain, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala, Chile, Panama, Israel, the Netherlands, Curaçao, and El Salvador.