Nicaraguan
President Daniel Ortega says he is open to meeting U.S. leader Donald
Trump at the United Nations Security Council meeting this month
despite the fact that he feels “under threat” from the country’s
military amid interventionist comments and actions from the U.S.,
along with other regional right-wing governments.
In an
exclusive interview taped on Sunday night, Ortega told France 24 TV,
"We are under threat. We can't rule out anything out as far
as the U.S. is concerned. We can't rule out a military intervention,"
added the Nicaraguan head of state during the interview to be aired
on Monday night.
U.S.
government officials have not responded to Ortega’s comments, but
the United States government is moving forward to apply the Nica Act
(Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act) passed in October 2017 to
slap sanctions on the Central American country much like it has on
Venezuela.
However,
Ortega said that if given the chance, he would meet with President
Trump at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
scheduled to take place in New York City starting Sept. 24.
"The
idea of having a dialogue with a power like the U.S. is necessary,"
said Ortega, and that going to the UNGA summit, "could be an
opportunity (to meet Trump). ... I'd like to go."
The
Nicaraguan president added, “I don’t think that Nicaragua is
on President Trump's agenda,” in terms of trying to overthrow
his government in a soft-coup. He says those ambitions, “have
their roots in Florida,” referring to right-wing business
leaders and politicians within the state with strong ties to the
Central American country.
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