Nicaragua. ArchiveMEXICO CITY, Feb 4Russia is ready to respond in a timely manner to new requests from Central American countries and support them in the implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects using their own technologies, Alexander Khokholikov, Russian Ambassador to Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. «Russia is ready to respond to new requests from partners in a timely manner, to support Central Americans in the implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects in the field of transport, energy, logistics and agriculture using modern domestic technologies, including both bilateral cooperation and work in a multilateral format through the Central American Integration System and the Central American Parliament,» Khokholikov said. .
The ambassador declared the legitimacy of Russia's military presence in NicaraguaAccording to the diplomat, with the re-election of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega for a new term, the development of diverse bilateral relations will actively continue — for this there is the necessary political will on both sides and a wide field for joint efforts. «Strategic importance for Russia and Nicaragua have a joint Latin American biotechnological enterprise «Mechnikov» for the production of anti-influenza vaccines. We managed to establish their regular production and organize exports to the countries of the Latin American region, and now targeted work is underway to launch the production of the anti-coronavirus vaccine «KoviVak». We expect that this will become an important factor in ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological safety of Nicaragua and other states of Central America,” the Russian ambassador said. According to the head of the diplomatic mission, the Training Center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Managua, which began as a a third-party project, but in a few years acquired a regional projection. «Now it trains representatives of law enforcement agencies from countries in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. As the geography of students expands, the leadership of the Center is actively working to update educational programs and improve the material and technical base,» Khokholikov explained. In the future, bilateral relations with Nicaragua include the opening of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Managua. The agreement on the establishment of this center was signed in 2012.
