Russian Military Chief Arrives in Nicaragua to Develop Ties
MANAGUA, April 21 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s General Staff chief Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov has arrived in Nicaragua for high-level talks with the Central American state’s leadership, the Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman said on Sunday.
During his three-day visit, Gerasimov is expected to meet with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Nicaragua's Army Commander in Chief, Gen. Julio Cesar Aviles Castillo. The talks will focus on “bilateral military and technical development,” the spokesman said.
Gerasimov will attend an opening ceremony of a training center for Nicaragua’s Ground Forces, which has been named after Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov.
“Military cooperation [between Russia and Nicaragua] is developing, and we will conti
nue making efforts to develop it,” Gerasimov said.
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