(Prensa Latina) The people and government of Nicaragua are willing to work in the path of dialogue with the next president of Costa Rica, said today the coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council, Rosario Murillo.
In her usual speech on Channel 4 of the local television, Murillo, who is also the wife of president Ortega, reiterated the message that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega invites the Costa Rican people to promote policies of good neighbourliness and brotherhood.
According to her, the two peoples share common roots and traditions, so it is necessary to pursue the path of dialogue and to build a common future, also as a means to strengthen peace and tranquility for families in the region.
Both countries have a dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a wetland in the border area. President Ortega invited on several occasions Costa Rica to resolve the issue bilaterally but these initiatives have not succeeded.
If Ortega wants to “make nice” with Costa Rica, he should back down on the ridiculous claims he has been making on Costa Rica’s established territories. This is a typical empty gesture – make a show of being reasonable while having no intention of giving an inch on prior positions. The Republicans in the US legislature make the same show of cooperation while agreeing in secret to obstruct every bill the president favored, even the ones they really had no objection to.