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Nicaragua recognizes South Ossetia, Abkhazia | |
2008-09-06 | |
Nicaragua on Friday became the first country other than Russia to formally recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, giving Moscow a victory in its battle with Georgia over the two breakaway provinces. President Daniel Ortega expressed support for Russia's position in a speech Tuesday, but took no formal action until a decree was read at Nicaragua's Foreign Ministry on Friday. "Nicaragua recognizes the sister republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as the newest members of the world's community of independent nations and we welcome them," the decree said. Russia has been looking for allies in its war in Georgia.
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