Nicaragua breaking off relations with Colombia
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - March 6, 2008 Ortega made the announcement while sitting beside Ecuadorean
President Rafael Correa, who is touring the region to rally
opposition to the weekend raid that killed a leftist Colombian
rebel commander and 23 other people.
"We are breaking off relations because of the political
terrorism being carried out by the government of Alvaro Uribe, not
because of the Colombian people," Ortega said, referring to the
Colombian president.
