Greece–Nicaragua relations

Greece–Nicaragua relations are foreign relations between Greece and Nicaragua. Diplomatic relations were officially established on 2 July 1965.[1] Greece is represented in Nicaragua through its embassy in Mexico City.[1] Nicaragua is represented in Greece through its embassy in Rome.[1]

Greece–Nicaragua relations

Greece
Nicaragua

Assistance

Greece has been a major sponsor of humanitarian aid to Nicaragua, providing significant economic, food and development aid to Nicaragua.[1]

Military

In 1898 Nicaragua asked to buy the three largest ironclads in the Greek fleet, but Greece declined the offer.[2]

During the government of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement from 1981 led by Andreas Papandreou, Greek foreign relations turned from Americanization to a more anti-American stance.[3] This included supporting and being well-disposed toward the Sandinistas in Nicaragua.[3] Papandreou repeatedly described the United States action against the Sandinistas as engaging in terrorism.[4] In 1985 the Greek government secretly donated 5000 G-3 rifles to Nicaragua to support the Sandinista resistance.[5][6] Greek officials denied it.[7]

Diplomacy

By 1966 there were no trade relations between the countries, but diplomatic relations had been established through the United Nations.[8] Pierre Calongeras had recently been appointed as the Greek ambassador to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and a study was conducted on potential goods for trade with Nicaragua.[8] He also attempted to strengthen cultural ties between the countries through visits of Greek theater groups and Greek films.[8]

In 2006 the Greek ambassador to Nicaragua was Alexander A. Migliaressis.[9]

In June 2011 Samuel Santos Lopez the Nicaraguan Foreign Minister visited Athens to advance international socialism.[10] He spoke of a close friendship with the Greek President of the time Karolos Papoulias, based on Papoulias' support for the Sandinistas in the 1980s.[10] When asked about potential cooperation over trade, culture and tourism, he singled out tourism as the current focus of Nicaraguan efforts.[10]

Investment

Greek investor Peter Tsokos has purchased and sold a number of Nicaraguan islands claimed as communal lands in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region as part of a tourism project.[11] He was permanently cleared of wrongdoing within the Nicaraguan judiciary. Tsokos was falsely accused of ordering the murder of an indigenous rights lawyer's husband in Bluefields, and found innocent by the Civil court in 2002, by the Appellate court in 2004 and finally by the Supreme court of Nicaragua in 2006.

See also

References
  1. "Greece's bilateral relations". Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  2. "Greece Refuses to Sell Warships". The New York Times. 1898-08-12.
  3. Economides, Spyros (2005). Kevin Featherstone (ed.). "The Europeanisation of Greek Foreign Policy". West European Politics. 28 (2): 471–491. doi:10.1080/01402380500060528.
  4. Hatch, Orrin G. (1986). "Fighting back against terrorism. When, where, how?". Ohio Northern University Law Review. 13: 7.
  5. Gedda, George (1987-12-14). "Sandinista aide seeks to pre-empt remarks by defector". The Lewiston Daily Sun. p. 5.
  6. Kinzer, Stephen (1987-12-13). "Nicaragua plans buildup". The Day. p. A8.
  7. Gedda, George (1987-12-14). "Sandinista aide seeks to pre-empt remarks by defector". The Lewiston Daily Sun. p. 5.
  8. "Teatro y peliculas griegas para Nicaragua". La Nacion (in Spanish). 31 July 1966. p. 66. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  9. "Nuevos embajadores de Argelia, Eslovaquia y Grecia en Managua". Nicaragua Hoy (in Spanish). 20 October 2006. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  10. Pipini, Jason. "Archived copy" Οι συνταγές του ΔΝΤ ζημίωσαν τη Νικαράγουα και πολλές χώρες της Λατινικής Αμερικής (in Greek). americalatina.com.gr. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. González, Nohelia (12 October 2000). "Griego defiende inversión turística en el Atlántico". La Prensa. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.


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