Nicaragua will buy wheat from Russia after renewing agreement

Published Jun 23, 2022

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The Nicaraguan government has announced plans to purchase a new batch of buses and wheat from Russia, following the renewal of a cooperation agreement between the two countries. The government will finance and ship 300 buses to Nicaragua, and is also in the process of purchasing 120,000 to 130,000 tons of Russian wheat as part of an annual agreement. Since 2007, Nicaragua has bought 1,100 Russian buses. The country's president, Daniel Ortega, is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Nicaragua has recognized the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, earning rejection from Ukraine.

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EFE.- The Government of Nicaragua reported this Thursday that it will buy a new batch of buses and wheat from Russia, after renewing a cooperation agreement between the two countries. The announcement was made by the Nicaraguan Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Iván Acosta, after returning from the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, through government media. According to the official, "there are 300 buses that we are finalizing with the banks and shipping companies, to bring them to the port of Corinto," on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. We invite you to follow our Facebook page The minister also announced that Nicaragua and Russia are working on a new purchase of Russian wheat, as part of an annual agreement in force for several years. According to official data, since 2007 Nicaragua has acquired 1,100 Russian-made buses for collective urban transport, of which at least 550 received in 2021, after the shock that caused the death of a child who fell into the hole that was in the ...

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