INSIDE COSTARICA.COM | COSTA RICA NEWS | Sunday 28 November 2010

Nicaragua Disseminates White Paper "Las Verdades Que Costa Rica Oculta" (The Truths Hidden By Costa Rica)



The Government of Nicaragua began circulating a white paper on "Las Verdades Que Costa Rica Oculta" (the truths that Costa Rica hides) in the border dispute that pits the two countries for over a month.



The book, is contains 76 pages where Managua defends his position on the territorial dispute with the neighboring country, said the press office of the Sandinista Government in a statement in Managua.



The first lady of Nicaragua and government spokesperson, Rosario Murillo, said in remarks published today by the government portal "The 19" that this book has been distributed among the diplomatic corps, accredited missions and agencies in Nicargua.



Murillo said it will also be circulated within the United Nations and the countries of the European Union.



"The idea is to circulate the White Paper through all international forums and organizations, as well as among countries in Latin America", said the presidential spokesperson.



Murillo said the book demonstrates that Nicaragua "has never invaded foreign territory" and that being the case the issue with Costa Rica clearly a matter of limits, and it must be clarified in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.



The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, advanced recently that "among the great truths contained in the book is that Costa Rica has refused to the demarcation (the border limits)."



"Another great truth is that Costa Rica, which is presented as the great defender of nature and the environment, has plundered and completely destroyed the area, that's another great truth that is in the document," says Ortega.



He argued that other truth is that Costa Rica, which boasts of having no armed forces, "actually has an army, as the originator of this conflict and Nicaraguan territory occupied after the war (U.S. filibuster William Walker) in 1856."



Since last October 21, Costa Rica and Nicaragua hold a sovereignty dispute over a piece of border territory in the Caribbean. Nicaragua maintains troops in the area and continues with the dredging of the San Juan river.



Costa Rica reported to the OAS, the Court in The Hague and the Secretariat of the Ramsar Conventions the "military invasion" of Nicaragua of the Costa Rican Calero Island, as well as environmental damage in the area alleged to be caused by the dredging that is being carried out since last October 18.



Costa Rica also argues that Nicaragua is constructing a canal on Costa Rican territory that would connect the San Juan river to the Laguna de Los Portillos.



Managua, meanwhile, argues that the dredging is being done in their territory based on the Jerez-Ca�asTreaty, as well as the decision of the International Court in The Hagueof July 13, 2009.



Nicaragua says it's military is performing anti-drug work in the area along with the dredging operation.





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