Nicaragua recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia

September 5, 2008
Nicaragua became the second UN member state to recognize Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Decree 47-2008

Decree 46-2008
by cutting diplomatic relations with Nicaragua
Georgia responded
at the end of November 2008
South Ossetia immediate reactions strengthen ties with Nicaragua
Russia offered to aid to Nicaragua
provide
to help rebuild areas damaged by hurricanes

October 18, 1979 Both countries signed diplomatic missions

Russia has an embassy in Managua and Nicaragua has an embassy in Moscow

heavily armed MI-24 attack helicopters
such as
The Soviet Union provided armaments MI-17 transport helicopters
Foreign relations During the Contra War in the 1980s
of Nicaragua cooled after the Sandinistas left office in 1990
Relations
but improved when Sandinistas returned to power in 2006

Russian warships visited Nicaragua at the invitation of president Daniel Ortega

December 2008 about $200,000 worth of generators and computers
Russian officials donated
to hospitals, police, and the army
Russia Russia and Nicaragua concluded several bilateral agreements

Dmitry Medvedev
after talks between presidents
Daniel Ortega

including Memorandums of understanding

December 18, 2008
between the countries' agriculture ministries
the Russian Federal Space Agency
between
Nicaragua's Telecommunications and Postal Service Institute

April 2009 Nicaragua dropped the requirement for Russian tourists to obtain visas

Foreign relations of Nicaragua.mmap - 04/06/2009 - Carlos Mondragón