Nicaragua's Vice President Says Costa Rica
Not To Fear A Military Attack By His Country
Jaime Morales, Nicaragua's vice-president,
said on Thursday that Costa Rica does not
have to fear a military attack by Nicaragua,
as Costa Rica has 'A Police better equipped
than any army".
The comments by the Nicaraguan VP were made
on Nicaragua's local television channel 12,
rejecting claims of a Costa Rican newspaper
that the Army of Nicaragua is "armed to the
teeth" and constitutes a threat to the
southern neighbor.
"Costa Rica has always said it has no army,
but has a better equipped police that any
army. You do not have tanks, helicopters or
aircraft, but has a super well-armed police,
and very large also," he said.
Morales explained that Nicaragua only seeks
to defend its sovereignty against drug
trafficking and other external threats, but
"not to attack or to have confrontations
with neighbors (because) they are our
brothers."
"These are myths, rumors and gossip," he
insisted to play down the report by the
Costa Rican newspaper Al Día.
Morales emphasized that Costa Rica's
president-elect, Laura Chinchilla, expressed
her "good intention to have a fraternal
closeness" with Nicaragua, and said that
this attitude will be reciprocated by the
government of Daniel Ortega.
"President Ortega wants to have the best
relations with all countries (more so) if
there is a demonstration and an approach of
a lady as that of the president of Costa
Rica," he added. |
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