Ortega Keeps
Chinchilla
Waiting
More than an
hour later
waiting around
in the
Nicaraguan Air
Force base,
located adjacent
to the the
Aeropuerto
Augusto César
Sandino in
Managua,
president-elect,
Laura
Chinchilla,
waited around
for Nicaraguan
president,
Daniel Ortega,
to show up to
officially greet
her arrival.
The meeting had
been scheduled
for 5pm, but it
was well past
6pm when Ortega
made his
appearance to
receive
Chinchilla to
Nicaragua, where
they proceeded
to the Casa de
Gobierno, to
hold bilateral
talks.
The Ortega
delayed is being
blamed on his
late arrival
from Venezuela
where he was
taking part in
the Alianza
Bolivariana para
los Pueblos de
Nuestra América
(ALBA) meeting.
Both leaders
agreed that
there are
"controversial
points" to iron
between the
countries, among
which include
the development
of a toursim
industry along
the Costa Rica -
Nicaragua
border.
Chinchilla said
Nicaraguans in
Costa Rica are
hard working,
many responsible
for taking care
of "our homes
and our
children",
referring to the
large amount of
maids in Costa
Rica from
Nicaragua, and
for the
construction of
buildings and
farming, which
includes a high
number of
Nicaraguans in
the work force
in those
sectors.
The meeting had
been scheduled
for last week's
Chinchilla's
tour of Central
America, but
postponed due to
last minute
travel problems.
Chinchilla also
took the
opportunity to
personally
invite Ortega
and his wife,
Rosario Murillo,
to her
inauguration
ceremony on May
8.
Nicaragua is the
only Central
American country
yet to reply to
confirm
attendance.
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